Midnight Mass at Christmas has made a comeback at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati’s only Maronite Church. The Maronite Church is part of the Eastern Church centered in Lebanon and extending into Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Iraq, said Father George Hajj, pastor at St. Antony …

Today marks the 79th birthday of Pope Francis. Now known and loved around the globe, just a few years ago the man born Jose Mario Bergoglio was a cardinal and Archbishop of Buenos Aires. While important to his See and his part of the world, as cardinal the man we …

Eight men were accepted by Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis M. Schnurr as candidates for Holy Orders in a ceremony at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary  Dec. 8. The men publically declared their commitment to a program of formation for service to God and to the Catholic Church as ordained ministers on …

Bishop Edward Braxton of Belleville, Ill., told those gathered at the Cintas Center Nov. 9 that he had no solution for Cincinnati’s racial divide, but he said he had some clear observations for “the vexing questions facing our communities.” Bishop Braxton shared the Scriptural story of the Good Samaritan to …

The University of Dayton will celebrate “Christmas and Beyond” with its annual exhibit of Nativities from around the world and the installation of a new model train display built to tell the story of Jesus’ young life. “At the Manger: Christmas and Beyond” runs from Saturday, Nov. 28, to Sunday, …

A ministry some called an experiment in new evangelization has ended after a successful two-year run. For the past two years the Cincinnati-Based Franciscan Friars of the St. John the Baptist Province staffed a storefront in Cincinnati’s Northgate Mall from Black Friday through Christmas Eve, selling nothing and providing a …

The Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis will open Dec. 8. In the Archdiocese of Cincinnati the year will be celebrated with pilgrimages and other observances. The Catholic Telegraph and TheCatholicTelegraph.com will have updated information on the celebrations each month through the end of the jubilee year in …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden BANGUI, Central African Republic (CNS) — Put down the weapons of war and work for justice, Pope Francis urged the people of the Central African Republic. “Even when the powers of hell are unleashed, Christians must rise to the summons, their heads held …

On this Nov. 26 we in the United States of America celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Following pauses to say grace, it is no doubt a great deal of turkey will be consumed and much football will be watched. Belts will loosen and living rooms will fill to the brim with the …

A spokesperson for The Kroger Company confirmed that the company’s Manufacturing Human Resources Department, based at the corporate headquarters in Cincinnati, donated $1,000 to families at St. Francis Seraph Catholic School in Over-The-Rhine. Traci Hooks, a volunteer coordinator at St. Francis Seraph, said the donation was initiated by a former …