On the evening of Tuesday, December 24, Pope Francis will preside over the celebration of Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Square to officially open the Holy Jubilee Year of 2025, the theme of which is Pilgrims of Hope. The Holy Father begins his solemn Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary …

On my birthday in October, I learned that my grandfather, Bob, had fallen and had five broken ribs and a brain bleed. His prognosis was grim, and my heart was heavy. There were many ups and downs for over a month while we were left unsure of his life expectancy. …

El martes, 24 de diciembre por la tarde, el Papa Francisco presidirá la celebración de la Santa Misa en la Plaza de San Pedro para abrir oficialmente el Año Santo Jubilar de 2025, cuyo lema es Peregrinos de la Esperanza. El Santo Padre inicia su solemne Bula de convocación del …

Archbishop Schnurr, beloved members of the Family of Faith of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Friends all in Christ, I am deeply grateful for the invitation to share in this Eucharist that acknowledges and gives thanks for the multi-talented gifts of one of your most well-known priests, Father Joseph Clarence Rivers. …

For the past 40 years whenever I celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation, I regularly take the opportunity to acquaint our young people with the saints. I urged them to choose a patronal saint for their Confirmation name and then to learn about the saints that they had chosen. I do …

In our archdiocesan “Prayer for Vocations,” we acknowledge that God has created each of us for some definite purpose. At the same time, we ask Him to bless the Church with women and men who faithfully live out their respective vocations with holiness, whether they be single, married, religious or …

I did not grow up Catholic, and living in the Bible Belt meant Catholicism was a bit of an anomaly. I’ll never forget the words of my former bishop, Most Rev. Michael Duca: “You’re not Catholic by accident in Shreveport, Louisiana!” My only early-life memory of Catholicism was of once …

En nuestra “Oración por las Vocaciones” arquidiocesana, reconocemos que Dios ha creado a cada uno de nosotros para un propósito definido. Al mismo tiempo, le pedimos que bendiga a la Iglesia con mujeres y hombres que vivan fielmente sus respectivas vocaciones con santidad, ya sean solteros, casados, religiosos o clérigos. …

What a blessing our Catholic schools are for the children and young adults in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati! As attendance at Mass continues to wane, our Catholic grade and high schools often become the only avenues by which we can teach the beauty of the Gospels—where students attend Mass and …

While respect for human life must not be limited to a single issue (about which I say more below), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) reminds us in “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” that abortion is the foremost consideration. Throughout the 2020 presidential election, it was easy for …