July 28, 2011 By Kathy Schwartz ARCHDIOCESE — Mark Curnutte, a Cincinnati Enquirer writer who has pored over thousands of statistics in his career, has to pause after sharing this:  Globally, 25,000 people a day die of hunger.

July 31, 2011 By Father Timothy Schehr Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 55:1-3; Romans 8:35-39; Matthew 14:13-21

July 28, 2011 By Father Earl Fernades Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. A recent visit confirmed the impression the city made upon me two decades ago. There is a serenity to Florence not found in a metropolis like Rome. The vista from the Duomo …

July 28, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke DAYTON DEANERY — South Sudan became the world’s newest country on July 9, an event marked with joyful celebrations by a generation that has been plagued by decades of civil war in that region. Even with hope on the horizon, recent fighting in …

July 28, 2011 By Mike Dyer ARCHDIOCESE —The views and experiences from and about Catholic young adults were varied throughout the room, but the discussion provided a great deal of reflection during a one-time dialogue session June 28 regarding the future of young adult and youth ministry in the Archdiocese …

July 28, 2011 RUMBEK, South Sudan — Italian-born Bishop Cesare Mazzolari, known for rebuilding church structures and communities in the Diocese of Rumbek, died July 16 while concelebrating Mass.

July 28, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Brother of the Poor of St. Francis Joel Stern was celebrated July 22 at St. Stephen Church in Cincinnati. Brother Joel, 68, died July 19. He was a Franciscan brother for 43 years.

July 28, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister Susan Eifert was celebrated July 18 at the motherhouse chapel of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Ind. Sister Susan, 77, died July 13 at St. Clare Hall, the congregation’s healthcare facility.

July 28, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister Marie Kathleen Maudlin was celebrated July 20 at the motherhouse chapel of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Ind. Sister Marie Kathleen, 89, died July 16 at St. Clare Hall, the congregation’s healthcare facility. 

July 28, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister of the Poor Rosalita Losonsky was celebrated July 20 in St. Clare Convent Chapel in Hartwell. Sister Rosalita, 97, died July 15.