On March 13, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, archbishop of Buenos Aires was elected in the conclave to become the first pope from the Americas. As the 265th successor to Saint Peter, he was the first pope to take the name of Francis, a name chosen in honor of …

Immaculate Heart of Mary Anderson Township, 7820 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati OH 45255-4215; (513) 388-4466 Easter Sunday April 20 at 1:30 p.m. (Spanish) Old St Mary Over the Rhine, 123 E. 12th St., Cincinnati OH 45202; (513) 721-2988 Easter Sunday April 20 at 1:00 p.m. in English Our Lady of the …

March 5 – Ash Wednesday Readings: Joel 2:12-18; Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17; 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Invitation to Prayer: At Christ’s invitation, We come together, Gathered in his name, Drawn close to his voice. Reflection: “Rend your hearts, not your garments.” Between this verse from …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 14:34 pm Blessed Carlo Acutis, the gaming teenager who had a deep love for Christ in the Eucharist, is about to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. Acutis will be canonized during the Church’s Jubilee for Teenagers on April 27 …

This beautiful video of the Stations of the Cross in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Praying the Steps at Holy Cross – Immaculata Parish on April 18, 2025 . Where do I start the steps? There are three phases of the Good Friday steps. The most popular phase begins on St. Gregory and ends at Holy Cross-Immaculata Church – Phase One: from Riverside Drive (at …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” In his reflections on “eschatological man” (i.e., the human person in light of our ultimate destiny with God in the resurrection of the body and the new creation), Pope St. John …

In an age that questions goodness, scorns chastity and denigrates motherhood, one might wonder how the Virgin Mary, the quiet heroine of the Gospels, could catch the attention of the modern feminist. In The Mary Pages, Sally Read recounts how the Blessed Virgin did exactly that. The Mary Pages reveals …

Soon-to-be Saint Carlo Acutis wrote, “The more often we receive the Eucharist, the more we become like Jesus and the more we get a foretaste of Heaven.” As Catholics we often forget that Holy Communion is not merely one of the many rituals of the Mass: it is the moment …

Effective October 27, 2024 Reverend Jan K. Schmidt appointed Temporary Parochial Administrator of S-10 Family of Parishes which includes St. Monica-St. George, Cincinnati, Annunciation, Cincinnati and Holy Name, Cincinnati. Effective November 4, 2024 Reverend Christopher Geiger appointed Parochial Vicar of NE-9 Family of Parishes which includes Our Lady of Good …