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Cincinnati Catholic Schools Week Mass cancelled

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.
Catholic School enrollment decline slowing in archdiocese
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.
High Court affirms injunction, temporarily, for Little Sisters of the Poor on HHS mandate
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 …
Archdiocese marks 40th Catholic Schools Week

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 …
‘No sacrifice too great’ for pro-life cause, says March for Life head

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 …
Pro-lifers told to stay hopeful to overcome ‘shrine to personal choice’
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 …
Groups from Archdiocese of Cincinnati reach March for Life

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.
Sharonville abortion clinic to cease operations by Feb. 4

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. …
Archdiocese cancels bus transportation to March for Life

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 …
Nine days of prayer part of Roe v. Wade anniversary events for 2014

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 …