April 6, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt There is a raging controversy in the church. No, it’s not about capital punishment, married priests or euthanasia. It is a topic much closer to my heart: It seems there are two liturgical camps with regard to the Easter fire. The Easter fire is …

April 10, 2011 By Father Timothy Schehr Fifth Sunday of Lent: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45.

April 6, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister Joan Elise Smith was celebrated March 29 at the motherhouse chapel of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Ind. Sister Joan Elise, 83, died March 24 at Christ Hospital.

April 6, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Mercy Eileen Marie Wallace was celebrated March 26 at St. Bernardine Home in Fremont. Sister Eileen Marie, 85, died March 23. She was a Sister of Mercy for 65 years.

April 6, 2011 MADISON, Wis. — Bishop William H. Bullock, the retired bishop of Madison who also had served as Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, died April 3, 10 days before his 84th birthday.

April 6, 2011 ARCHDIOCESE —  Father Joseph Binzer, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and pastor of St. Louis Church since 2003, has been appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati. The appointment was announced April 6 in Washington by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

ARCHDIOCESE —  Father Joseph Binzer, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and pastor of St. Louis Church since 2003, has been appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati. The appointment was announced April 6 in Washington by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

April 1, 2011 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — Standing in the rain watching a hearse leave the grounds of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville on March 10, about 30 students from Catholic high schools in the Cincinnati archdiocese experienced the reality of capital punishment.

April 1, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU CATHEDRAL DEANERY — No one likes discussing end-of-life issues, but the reality is that conversing about such matters in advance of losing a loving one can ease the grieving process.

April 1, 2011 ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — While most people might think of boxing as two individuals just trying to “beat each other up,” McAuley High School sophomore Cristi Farwick knows better.