October 5, 2012 By Stephen Trosley Admitting that the word “evangelism on the lips of Catholic is relatively new,” Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, OP, told more than 300 people attending the recent LeBlonde Lecture at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary that the New Evangelization called for by …

October 5, 2012 Beginning Nov. 16, the general public can witness “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times at Cincinnati Museum Center.” This new blockbuster exhibition features the most comprehensive collection of ancient artifacts from Israel ever organized, including one of the largest collections of the priceless 2,000-year-old …

October 5, 2012 By Michael Daley No, not the saint. The society. Though I have long been familiar with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, recently I’ve been able to experience its ministry firsthand. Along with some other coworkers, I spent the morning several weeks ago going on a …

October 5, 2012 By Fr. Kyle Schnippel There is good news to report: the number of seminarians for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati continues to increase, reaching a high water mark since at least the mid 1990s, if not back to the mid 1980s! As this academic year began, we have …

October 5, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt Batten down your hatches, church; false prophets live and walk among us.  

October 5, 2012 By Fr. Earl Fernandes Ten years ago, Theology on Tap began in Cincinnati. Among the first speakers was then-Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, who was to speak about the 40th anniversary of Vatican II. Before the talk, I asked the archbishop, “Do you realize that I was born …

October 3, 2012 By Steve Trosley Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr told those attending the Summit Tuesday that they had spent two days hearing of the urgent challenges facing the Catholic Church in Cincinnati.  

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 …

October 3, 2012 Catholic News Service ST. LOUIS — A federal court ruling that rejected a Catholic St. Louis business owner’s challenge to the federal mandate that employee health insurance cover contraceptives will be appealed to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.  

October 1, 2012 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and those who serve justice must make decisions based on their strong faith and moral convictions, and not on popular cultural trends, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said Sept. 30 at the 60th annual Red Mass in Washington.