On May 20th, 1521, a fiery young man named Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola—better known to us as St. Ignatius of Loyola—was injured in a battle at Pamplona in Spain. In the long months of bedrest and boredom during his convalescence, Ignatius either daydreamed about great romances and adventures …

Bands Build Community at Catholic Schools by Bonny Van Nothing heralds the change of seasons from summer to fall like the rat-a-tat-tat of snare drums in a high school marching band. “The first football game always feels electric,” said Carl Soucek, band director for 23 years at Carroll High School …

Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati have always been places where students grow closer to God. Recently, there has been an uptick in their non-Catholic students choosing to become Catholic. One such student is new catechumen Emma Schmeig , a junior at Mount Notre Dame High School, who was …

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 22, 2025 / 16:17 pm Tucked away in a rocky mountain in southeast France is a cave formed by natural erosion called La Sainte-Baume. It is one of the oldest Christian pilgrimage sites in the world as it is the place where Mary Magdalene …

A conversation between Pope Leo XIV and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, on the 56th anniversary of 56 the Moon landing, becomes a moment of prayer. The Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication reflects on how it underscores the sacredness of each and every life and the urgent call for peace in …

August begins the annual ritual of children dragging their parents to the shopping mall for new clothes, backpacks and sneakers, in preparation for their return to classrooms, playgrounds and athletics fields. The nervous anticipation of going “back to school” is as common to the American experience of growing up as …

Cincinnati Reds’ pitcher, Brent Suter, drew great fanfare when he returned to his hometown after playing for the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies. Currently in his ninth year with Major League Baseball, the Moeller High School and Harvard University grad finds real joy in playing ball with a “great group …

Win or lose, players give glory to Jesus during college football playoffs By Joe Bukuras CNA Newsroom, Jan 7, 2025 / 07:00 am In the midst of fierce competition during the college football playoffs, a number of team leaders have made it clear that the glory of a national championship comes …

“I consider myself young at heart, insofar as I am rooted in Christ,” said Father Isaiah Callan, Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Fatima Family of Parishes (OLF) in the Piqua, Troy, Covington, and West Milton communities north of Dayton. To many, his simple joy and depth of faith come …

With the Young at Heart theme this month, The Catholic Telegraph team thought it fitting and fun to interview a panel of very young Catholics. So, I met with a group of seven second- grade students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Anderson after their all-school Mass to ask …