Press Release The Martha Dinner for high school girls and single women through age 45 will be held at St. Denis parish, 14 East Wood Street, Versailles on April 8. Participants can learn about Catholic sisters and their missions, meet members of a variety of religious communities and hear from …

Press Release The Catholic Sisters of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Diocese of Covington in Kentucky have announced a “Nun Run” event April 19-20 for single Catholic women ages 18-40. A Nun Run is a twenty-four+ hour experience during which young women will visit sisters’ houses/convents from the first …

Staff Report Good Friday is the day when sacred tradition claims that Jesus endured his passion on the cross. According to the USCCB, “The Church celebrates the redemptive death of Christ on Good Friday. The Church meditates on the Lord’s Passion in the afternoon liturgical action, in which she prays …

By Father Timothy P. Schehr Easter Sunday: Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3:1-4; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; John 20:1-9 Easter comes quietly in this Sunday’s Gospel. We hear the sound of footsteps running to the tomb, hearts beating wildly, gasps for breath. It is so very different from all the trumpets and alleluias …

Staff Report WLWT’s John London visited the Archdiocese of Cincinnati headquarters in downtown Cincinnati on Holy Thursday for an exclusive interview with Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr. The interview is scheduled to air during the evening news on Good Friday. London told The Catholic Telegraph he intended to speak with Archbishop …

FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE NEWS ON POPE FRANCIS AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, click here. By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on the world’s priests to bring the healing power of God’s grace to everyone in need, to stay close to the …

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Thomas Shaun Martin, former business manager for several parishes in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, was convicted of embezzling money and sentenced on March 19 to three years in prison and five years probation. He was also fined $10,000. A civil suit by the archdiocese …

By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service  WASHINGTON (CNS) — Thousands of people who gathered at one end of the National Mall March 26 in support of traditional marriage took their message to the U.S. Supreme Court as they walked and held aloft placards with signs saying: “Kids do best with …

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Authorities announced that at least 24 “penitents” are expected to be nailed on the cross on Good Friday, an annual ritual meant to atone for sins and give thanks to God for blessings. But the country’s Catholic bishops warned the faithful against resorting to extreme forms …

By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The legal question of the constitutionality of California’s law banning same-sex marriage may take a back seat to consideration of whether the time is “ripe” for a national-level ruling, suggested the Supreme Court justices’ questioning in the first of two major …