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The Catholic Telegraph

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

This property at 1548 Central Parkway in Cincinnati will become the new home of Chatfield College. (Courtesy Photo)
Chatfield College has launched a mentoring program at its Over-the-Rhine campus aimed at further helping its students succeed. Volunteer mentors are needed. An organizational meeting for potential mentors was held July 26th at Chatfield’s OTR campus located at 1544 Central Parkway, just south of Liberty Street. “Many of our students, …

Carroll High School (CT/Archive Photo)
DAYTON, Ohio For the second year in a row, school ranking service www.niche.com rated Carroll High School as the best Catholic high school in the Dayton area. Niche.com analyzes comprehensive data and community reviews to determine its rankings. According to niche.com, ranking factors include SAT/ACT scores, the quality of colleges …

On Wednesday August 2, 2017, it was a day for our school principals to prepare for the upcoming 2017-2018 academic year. While students are enjoying their final moments of summer, school administrators, faculty, and staffs are busy getting everything in order for the students. CT Photos/E.L. Hubbard

Almost 300 youth gather at center for Adoration, Music, and Praise More than 278 young people gathered in Ludlow Falls on June 24 for day of evangelization and celebration. The second annual AMP Fest (“AMP” stands for “Adoration, Music, Praise”) in grades seven through 12 attended the day hosted by …

On July 21st  12 members of Boy Scout Troop 530 chartered by Incarnation Church in Centerville completed a 321 mile bicycle trip from Pittsburgh, PA to Washington DC. The scouts camped along the way traversing the Great Allegany Passage Trail and the C&O canal tow path. Incarnation Parochial Vicar and …

Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr with priests, servers, and Knights of Columbus Honor Guard (Courtesy Photo)
Shortly after the Civil War, things were booming around the Village of Coldwater, Ohio, in Mercer County, where mostly German immigrants were farming, felling timber and watching the Iron Horse come to connect them to Dayton and other large commercial hubs. in 1867, three Catholic Coldwater families approached Father Jacob …

Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus from Ohio District Two paraded on the Dayton Dragons baseball field on “Knights Night” at a Dragons game in July. According to St. Christopher (Vandalia) parishioner Patrick Shay, this now-annual event is a group function for all area Knights of Columbus — several hundred of whom …

A relic of St. Ann is displayed in a cross-shaped reliquary. (Courtesy Photo)
St. Ann parish in Groesbeck celebrated the end of its annual St. Ann Novena with Mass celebrated by Bishop Joseph R. Binzer, followed by a parish cookout. Each year the parish celebrates its patronal feast day with nine days of special Masses, Eucharistic Adoration, and other liturgies, as well as …

By John Stegeman Glenmary Home Missioners Glenmary Father John S. Rausch appeared on CNN Aug. 1 as part of a climate change town hall event with former United States Vice President Al Gore. After being introduced by host Anderson Cooper, Father Rausch said his experience as a priest in Appalachia …

Q: I am making my final arrangements and have been trying you decide between traditional burial and cremation. I have some concerns about cremation from a religious point of view, although it is the best financial option. Does the Church have a preference between burial and cremation? A: The Church …