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Phuong Mai Dong Welcomed as Sisters of Mercy Candidate
By Sister Victoria Vondenberger On Aug. 4, the Sisters of Mercy welcomed Phuong (pronounced “Fong”) Mai Dong as a candidate for the Mercy South Central Community. About 60 Mercy Sisters, Associates and some of her family members attended the prayer service in Cincinnati at McAuley Convent. Phuong, 22, is a …
Pope makes appeal for AIDS victims
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a special appeal against HIV and AIDS, Pope Benedict XVI called for special attention to those unable to afford life-saving drugs, especially pregnant and nursing women affected by the disease. The pope, speaking before World AIDS Day Dec. 1, …
Pope highlights problem of poverty in fight against AIDS
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a special appeal against HIV and AIDS, Pope Benedict XVI called for special attention to those unable to afford life-saving drugs, especially pregnant and nursing women affected by the disease. The pope, speaking before World AIDS Day Dec. 1, …
Material progress not enough to make people free, happy, pope says

October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The world’s huge technological and scientific progress hasn’t always made people freer or happier, Pope Benedict XVI said.
New York’s Cardinal Dolan embraces a new role: pastor in Rome

October 15, 2012 Catholic News Service ROME — As a reminder that the early popes were elected by the pastors of Rome, Pope Benedict XVI – like his predecessors – assigns each new cardinal to serve as honorary pastor of one of the city’s churches.
Putting out into the ‘digital’ deep, ‘My Year of Faith’ app goes live

October 12, 2012 Catholic News Service SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Year of Faith officially kicked off Oct. 11, and now there’s an app for that!
Pope, at Marian shrine, entrusts Year of Faith, synod to Mary

October 5, 2012 Catholic News Service LORETO, Italy — During a visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto, Pope Benedict XVI formally entrusted to Mary the world Synod of Bishops and the Year of Faith.
Man protesting government economic policies climbs St. Peter’s dome

October 3, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A 49-year-old Italian man protesting the economic policies of Italy and Europe scaled a fence on top of the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 2 and remained there the next day as some 20,000 people listened to Pope Benedict XVI …
High school open house listings
ARCHDIOCESE — A new school year is just underway, but admissions personnel at the Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are already looking ahead to the 2013–14 school year.
Archdiocese holds annual Blue Mass
Cincinnati Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Binzer was the principal celebrant at the eighth annual Blue Mass held Sept. 23 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.