Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). For several months, we have been exploring Pope St. John Paul II’s meditations on marriage in Part Two of Theology of the Body (TOB). The pope deeply analyzed chapter 5 …

Servant of God Sr. Thea Bowman’s story continues to inspire Catholics because of her joyful faith, prophetic voice and unwavering belief that the Church is strengthened by every culture and people. More than a teacher or speaker, Sr. Thea witnessed to racial justice, evangelization, and hope, helping many Catholics see …

As faithful Catholics, we are called to perform corporal works of mercy, including respectful care of the deceased. Recently, students from Archbishop McNicholas High School, along with some local veterans, restored a forgotten cemetery where several Revolutionary War veterans are buried that was suffering from decades of neglect. Their endeavor …

This is an exciting time to be Catholic. All over the world, record numbers were reported entering the Church at Easter. Lay- and clergy-led apostolates are flourishing across the U.S. and several dioceses, including our own, are seeing a growth in priestly vocations. This May, through the grace of God, …

A national traveling exhibit highlighting the lived experience of Catholic service will soon arrive in Cincinnati, inviting visitors to encounter stories of faith, resilience, and mercy in action. The People of Hope Museum Tour, launched by Catholic Charities USA, will stop for two days, July 16 and 17, along Freedom …

“For, strengthened by sacramental grace, they [deacons] are dedicated to the People of God in conjunction with the bishop and his body of priests, in the service of liturgy, of the Gospel and of works of charity.” Lumen Gentium, The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Second Vatican Council, Nov. 21, …

America’s 250th anniversary offers a moment for us to reflect on how the Catholic Church first took root in Ohio and how fragile those beginnings were. Few in number, the early Catholics of the Northwest Territory and frontier Ohio were scattered across forests, river towns, and isolated settlements, where priests …

On September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the American Revolutionary War. As part of the treaty, the Ohio Country—the region between Lake Erie and the Appalachian Mountains—was surrendered by Great Britain to the newly independent United States. The treaty also opened the Ohio Valley to settlement …

Q: How did Catholics in the colonies respond to the Revolutionary War? Did they back the revolution or the British crown? Before the U.S. Revolution, Catholics were a small minority in the Thirteen Colonies (perhaps only one to two percent of their population). They suffered under both anti-Catholic measures and …

By Katherine D. Schmitt On May 8, 2025 white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that a new pope had been elected. On the fourth ballot of the conclave, Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV—the 267th successor of St. Peter and the first …