Staff Report (This article originally appeared in the E-pistle Newsletter) The Athenaeum of Ohio’s series of events commemorating the Year of Faith will continue with a visit by Cardinal Francis E. George, Archbishop of Chicago, who will address “Human Rights and Religious Freedom” when he presents the Gardner Lecture in …

Staff Report The Priests’ Personnel Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has announced appointments by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr. The following appointments have already begun: Reverend Robert Thesing, SJ, part-time parochial administrator of St. Bernard and Mother of Christ effective October 1, 2012; Reverend Daniel Hartnett, SJ, pastor of St. Robert …

By Patricia McGeever For The Catholic Telegraph  The Archdiocese of Cincinnati is making a concerted effort to protect the planet. “My goal is to get the archdiocese to be the greenest in the nation,” says Jeff Bohrer, the new archdiocesan director of property management and real estate. By cutting energy …

Staff Report Cincinnati Right to Life reported on its website Monday that Barbara Willke, co-founder along with her husband Dr. John Willke and former chairman of the organization for 28 years, died at the age of 90 Sunday night. The report said Willke died peacefully at Good Samaritan Hospital in …

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph  A local chapter of a gay rights organization was not permitted to march in the 2013 Cincinnati St. Patrick’s Day parade. As a result, most members of Cincinnati City Council backed out of the parade and the story made national headlines. In early April …

Press Release The La Salle High School Vocal Ensemble competed in the Performing Arts Consultants Big Apple Classic Music Festival in New York City and received first place gold in the Men’s choir division and first place gold in the Mixed Concert Choir division. The McAuley Women’s Ensemble took first …

Press Release More than 300 high school students will take part in a day-long conference and a retired official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will give an evening lecture as the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and other Catholic organizations celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s historic encyclical, …

Press Release Rey of Light, a scholarship benefit for students, will shine at DePaul Cristo Rey High School April 27. This gala evening will begin at 6 p.m. in the DPCR Student Center and include dinner as well as silent and oral auctions. Rey of Light is presented by the …

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph  Young adults often gather with friends among food and drinks in a social setting. Keeping with the church’s desire to meet people where they are, Theology on Tap aims to make those gatherings of a more spiritual nature. Theology on Tap started in the …

Press Release The inaugural lecture in the University of Cincinnati’s Catholic Studies speaker series will be held Thursday, April 11, 7:30-9 p.m. at St. Monica-St. George Church, 328 W. McMillan St. in Clifton. The presenter is Richard Gaillardetz, Joseph Professor of Catholic Systemic Theology at Boston College and president-elect of …