By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis ditched a 1,250-word prepared speech to students saying it would be “a tad boring” to read out loud and opted instead to just quickly hit the high points and spend the rest of the time answering people’s questions.

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph COVINGTON, Ky. — By all outward appearances, Our Lady of the Assumption church in Walton, Ky. looks like any other Catholic church building. The inside may even look familiar to any practicing Catholic but there is one important clarification — it is generally morally …

By Maggie Collins For The Catholic Telegraph St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Kettering celebrated a jubilee year from October 2011 to October 2012. The major theme of the year was one of gratitude to God for the many blessings received over the 50 years of the parish’s existence. Established on …

By Steve Trosley The Catholic Telegraph  A refreshingly open and candid conversation about the HHS Mandate of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 has brought Ohio’s mainstream congregations into solidarity with their Catholic brothers and sisters.

Press Release The Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati is pleased to partner with The Cincinnati Reds and News 5 for the seventh year to Strike Out Hunger. Volunteers from St. Vincent de Paul will be will be collecting food Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8, before and during …

“Honey moon, keep a-shinin’ in June” are lyrics from an old love song our great-grandparents sang. The musical sentiment advised us that the month of June is a great time to rekindle the passion of honeymoon days. So, how’s that going at your house?

Press Release Badin High School’s seventh annual Academic Signing Day Tuesday morning, May 7, honored the Top 10 in the Class of 2013 as well as 15 students who have been tendered $100,000 or more in academic scholarships.

By Eileen Connelly, OSU The Catholic Telegraph When the events of the 15th annual Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon took place the weekend May 4-5, among the walkers and runners was a team dedicated to helping young men in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati take up the challenge spoken about in Acts …

IHM School honored by national magazine  Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Cincinnati is one of 12 Catholic schools, spanning the nation geographically, culturally, and economically, to be honored this year by Today’s Catholic Teacher magazine. Now in its 16th year, this annual award recognizes innovative projects in six …

By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service  WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — A Czech cardinal welcomed final court approval of government plans to pay billions of dollars to churches in compensation for their losses under communist rule. On June 3, the Constitutional Court cleared the way for the implementation of a 2012 …