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The Catholic Telegraph

Founded in 1831, The Catholic Telegraph is the official news source of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Pope Francis greets crowd before celebrating inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass as pope March 24, telling an overflow crowd in St. Peter’s Square that Christ’s death on the cross is a source of eternal consolation and joy. “A Christian can never be …

Staff Report ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI — The April edition of The Catholic Telegraph, scheduled to be in mailboxes on Good Friday, likely ends the intensive non-stop coverage of the pope. The activities of the Holy Father will always be reported on in these pages —this month includes a special four-page section …

By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service  MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Drawing on the words of Pope Francis and his call for people to be protectors of each other, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby urged people of faith to build up the community of God on earth. Archbishop Welby, 57, was enthroned …

Cincinnati Catholic School district
Press Release The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has been ranked by the National Catholic Educational Association as the sixth largest network of Catholic schools in the United States in terms of total student enrollment. In 2010-2011, the archdiocese was the eighth largest, and rose to seventh during 2011-2012. This school year, …

People walk near U.S. Capitol in Washington
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — New proposed regulations governing the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act continue to violate basic principles of religious freedom, said the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In comments filed March 20 with the Department of Health and Human Services, the USCCB raised …

By Father Timothy P. Schehr Palm Sunday: Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 This Sunday we hear the dramatic account of the Lord’s suffering and death.

This story is exclusive web content from The Catholic Telegraph Xavier University announced Wednesday that one of its athletic dreams was coming true. The school, along with Butler and Creighton, will join Georgetown, Villanova, Marquette, St. John’s, Providence, Seton Hall and DePaul in a reformulated Big East. Learn more about …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity Agnes Schaumleffel was celebrated March 14 in the congregation’s motherhouse chapel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Therese Ann Reis was celebrated Feb. 25 in the congregation’s motherhouse chapel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Gemma Glutz was celebrated Feb. 27 in the congregation’s motherhouse chapel.