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Groundbreaking took place October 26 on the new St. Vincent de Paul Center in Cincinnati. For information, check out the video

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THE POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR 2018 ENTRUSTED TO THE POPE’S WORLDWIDE PRAYER NETWORK (APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER) Universal: In the Service of Peace That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict.

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Little Sisters of the Poor listen to Archbishop Dennis Schnurr’s Homily for the Mass of Thanksgiving for the 150th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Cincinnati at St. Monica-St. George Parish in Cincinnati Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)
On Saturday, October 20 the Little Sisters of the Poor celebrated their 150th anniversary. Here’s the day in pictures:

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National Black Catholic History month, celebrated in November, provides the opportunity to honor the holy men and women who inspire the faithful to this day. That history traces far back to the Acts of the Apostles (8:26-40), when St. Philip the Deacon converted an educated, high-level Ethiopian official in charge …

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Homecoming Queen Samantha Edwards (l), and Homecoming King Elias Bezy (r) at Lehman High School (Courtesy Photo)
SIDNEY, OH | October 17 – Lehman Catholic High School alumni, family and friends gathered at Sidney Memorial Stadium to celebrate Homecoming. The evening commenced with pre-game ceremonies including the traditional Homecoming parade followed by the introduction of this year’s Homecoming Grand Marshall Leah Bertke, Principal/CEO Denise Stauffer, the members …

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Shelly Maxwell, Jackie Hirt, and Holly Mazzocca watch the fashion show during RetroFittings 2018, a St. Vincent de Paul fundraising event, at Music Hall in Cincinnati Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)
St. Vincent de Paul hosted their 16th annual RetroFittings on October 18, 2018: a fashion show that featured the designs of University of Cincinnati’s Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) program! Students from DAAP shop in any of the seven St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores with a budget of …

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World Mission Sunday was celebrated on Sunday, October 21. A Mass was held at St. Benedict the Moor Parish in Dayton.

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Kylie Schmidt with Savannah Hoover in the background poses with two Navajo children at Summer Bible School. (Courtesy Photo)
Kylie Schmidt, with her group, huffed up the hill in Navajo country. There are few trees —just an arid expanse colored in various shades of brown and red and dotted by scrub. “You can look out from the top and see all of Tohatchi and mile upon mile of the …

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Sister Zoe Brenner helps children make cards for tribal elders. (Courtesy Photo)
In describing her ministry to the Navajo people, Sister of the Blessed Sacrament Zoe Brenner simply said, “I’m just doing what God is calling me to do.” But there is much more to it for the Reading, Ohio, native who entered religious life in 1966. Her community, founded by St. …

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It’s an hour drive to see a movie or eat at a fast food restaurant. But, the things most of us take for granted pale in comparison to the joy Franciscan Sisters (Tiffin) Marge Eilerman and Angie Kiel find through their ministry among the marginalized in Owsley County in eastern …