By Greg Hartman The Catholic Telegraph This time of year offers many chances to grow in faith. Here are suggested Family Life activities for December and the surrounding time.

By Steve Trosley The Catholic Telegraph Archdiocesan Pastoral Council members participated in a wide-ranging discussion on the teacher-minister contract at its quarterly meeting Nov. 15 on the University of Dayton Riverside campus.

Staff Report The 27th national collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be held December 13-14 in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The annual, parish-based appeal is coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) in Washington and benefits more than 35,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests.

Staff Report Thanksgiving Day was instituted by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 to praise God for the blessings he has granted to our nation. While the holiday’s origins aren’t Catholic, the very act of the Mass itself is in part an offering of thanksgiving to God. In 1968 the U.S. …

By Catholic News Service  WASHINGTON — Retired Archbishop Joseph T. Dimino, who headed the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services for six years, died Nov. 25 in Washington. He was 91. The native of New York, who was ordained for the Archdiocese of New York in 1949, served in the …

Staff Report With Thanksgiving Day approaching, The Catholic Telegraph invited its followers on Facebook and Twitter to share what they’re thankful for using the hashtag #GratefulCatholicCincy. #GratefulCatholicCincy Tweets As soon as the invitation went out on Wednesday morning, the official Twitter account of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati (@CatholicCincy) began sharing …

By Patricia McGeever For The Catholic Telegraph  For the first time in more than 10 years, Catholic women in the Tri-State come together for a day of religious reflection, spiritual renewal and a little retail action. The Greater Cincinnati Catholic Women’s Conference that took place Oct. 25 at St. Gertrude …

By Matt Hadro CNA/EWTN News  FERGUSON, MO. — The Archbishop of St. Louis rejected violent responses to a grand jury’s decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer who killed a teenager, asking instead for prayer and action to solve underlying community problems. “Since the grand jury received the case …

Staff Report The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, in union with the Catholic Church around the world, will celebrate members of religious orders and others in consecrated life during the Year of Consecrated Life called by Pope Francis from Nov. 30, 2014 to Feb. 2, 2016. In addition to parish-wide observances, there …

By Catholic News Service  WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Donald J. Hying of Milwaukee as bishop of Gary, Indiana, and accepted the resignation of Bishop Dale J. Melczek, who has headed the diocese since 1996.