March 16, 2012 By Nancy Frazier O’Brien, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – Declaring themselves “strongly unified and intensely focused,” the nation’s top Catholic bishops vowed to continue their multipronged defense of religious liberty in the courts, Congress and the White House.  

March 14, 2012 When a line of severe weather invaded southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky March 2, the damage was as severe as it was unexpected.    

March 8, 2012 ARCHDIOCESE — The Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the Knights of Columbus held its biennial Salute to Religious Vocations dinner Feb. 9 in the undercroft of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.

March 9, 2012 By Father Timothy P. Schehr Third Sunday of Lent: Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25  

A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Mary Linus Bax was celebrated Feb. 8 at Salem Heights Chapel in Dayton.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Margaret Mary (Marge) McCullough was celebrated Feb. 8 in the congregation’s motherhouse chapel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Maureen Maguire was celebrated Feb. 28 at Sacred Heart Church in Fairfield. Maguire, 81, died Feb. 22.

March 8, 2012 By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) –Father Bruno Holtz, who devoted nearly 40 years of his life to promoting professionalism and building strong connections among Catholic journalists and communicators worldwide, died Feb. 29.

March 8, 2012 By Eileen Connelly, OSU DAYTON — Since the doors to Carroll High School in Dayton were first opened to students on Sept. 6, 1961, the school has maintained a tradition of deep faith and excellence in Catholic education.  

Fr. Mike Leshney (pastor of St. Peter Parish, New Richmond and of St. Mary Parish, Bethel) has parishioners in the tornado-devastated area of Moscow, Ohio.