Staff Report There are 24 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati that will graduate 3,168 men and women into the college ranks, military or workforce this summer. Here’s a by the numbers look at the class of 2015. • Largest Graduating Class: 376 St. Xavier High School • …

By Catholic News Service  SPOKANE, Wash. — Bishop Thomas A. Daly, installed as bishop of Spokane at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane May 20, urged members of the congregation not to get too caught up in technology. The bishop warned that technology can be a distraction especially …

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment will be titled “Laudato Sii” (Praised Be), a line from St. Francis of Assisi’s “Canticle of Creatures,” and will be released June 16, said the head of the Vatican publishing house. Salesian Father Giuseppe Costa, …

Staff Report Mount St. Joseph University announced Monday morning that Joel Thierstein, J.D., Ph.D., has been named interim president while the school conducts a national search to replace Tony Aretz. Aretz announced his resignation earlier this year after seven years as president. In February, Aretz was a finalist to be named …

Staff Report Sometimes you just don’t want the fun to end. The setting for today’s Photo Friday image is the final day of the Cincitalia festival May 17 at Harvest Home Park in Cheviot. On a warm summer evening the last patrons, a mother and daughter, are seen leaving the …

Staff Report The June issue of The Catholic Telegraph began arriving in mailboxes this morning, bringing with it an in-depth look at the fruit of Catholic high schools throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. More than 3,000 young men and women are graduating from these Catholic schools this month and an 11-page …

Staff Report The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will observe the forth annual Fortnight for Freedom. “Preserve Religious Freedom” yard signs can be secured (at a cost of two for $1) by emailing [email protected]. 

By Catholic News Service  LINCOLN, Neb.— Nebraska state senators overrode Gov. Pete Ricketts’ veto of a bill repealing capital punishment that had been supported by the state’s Catholic bishops. In a 30-19 vote May 27, the senators supported a bill that replaces the death penalty with a sentence of life …

Staff Report Nothing says summer like some sandlot baseball, and nothing shows the commitment of the Sisters of the Precious Blood like the photo accompanying this Throwback Thursday story. The unnamed sister in full habit seen in the photo above is calling a young boy safe as he slides into home plate during …