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The Catholic Telegraph

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

Students pose with their school banners outside the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains following the 2013 Catholic Schools Week Cincinnati Mass. The 2014 Mass, scheduled for Tuesday Jan. 28 has been cancelled as a result of extreme cold temperatures. (CT Photo/John Stegeman)
Staff Report Updated: Jan. 27, 2014 at 4 p.m. Due to the extreme cold temperatures expected, the Cincinnati Catholic Schools Week Mass scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28, has been cancelled. Another Catholic Schools Week Mass, scheduled for the Dayton area, had not been cancelled as of Monday evening.

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Nationwide, Catholic school enrollment dropped 24.5 percent from 2000 to 2013, according to the National Catholic Educational Association. Locally, the enrollment numbers have also declined in recent years but that trend may be nearing an end.

By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court Jan. 24 issued a three-sentence order affirming — for the time being — an injunction blocking enforcement against the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Christian Brothers of a mandate to provide contraceptive coverage in employee health …

Students packed the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains for the 2013 Catholic Schools Week Mass. (CT Photo/John Stegeman)
Press Release Catholic school students, their teachers, and their communities throughout the 19-county Archdiocese of Cincinnati are celebrating the 40th annual Catholic Schools Week Jan. 26 through Feb. 1 under the theme “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” “Catholic schools have made a clear positive impact upon southwest …

By Carol Zimmermann and Katie Talalas Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The polar vortex couldn’t chill the ardor of thousands of participants who demonstrated their determination to continue speaking out against abortion at the annual March for Life and rally Jan. 22 in Washington. Temperatures went briefly into double digits …

By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The winter storm that dealt a chilly body blow from the Great Plains to the East Coast may have rendered Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia unable to come to Washington to celebrate the Jan. 22 closing Mass of the annual National …

Staff Report Despite freezing temperatures and cancelled bus trips, several groups from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati noted on social media that they did, in fact, plan to make the trip to Washington D.C. for the March for Life.

Royalmont Academy students pray outside the Women's Med Center on Lebanon Road in Sharonville, Ohio. The Women's Med Center must shut down by Feb. 4 unless it appeals and Ohio Department of Health ruling and is granted a stay. (Courtesy Photo/Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati)
UPDATE: Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Jerry Metzgranted the Women’s Med Center a stay on Jan. 31, meaning the clinic may remain open during the appeal process. By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph One of the three abortion providers in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has been ordered to shutdown. …

This article is from 2014. For the 2016 story click HERE. Staff Report The Archdiocese of Cincinnati announced Tuesday afternoon that the buses scheduled to travel to the 41st March for Life in Washington, D.C. Have been cancelled due to inclement weather. Buses had been scheduled to depart from Good …

By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON  — For the second year in a row, the U.S. Catholic bishops are sponsoring “Nine Days for Life: Prayer, Penance and Pilgrimage,” planned for Jan. 18-26 this year, as part of several events marking the 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion virtually on …