A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Mercy of the Holy Cross Laura Kropilnicki was celebrated April 19 in Holy Cross Chapel at Bell Tower Residence in Merrill, Wis.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister of the Poor Loretta Mick was celebrated April 11 at St. Clare Convent Chapel.

A Memorial Mass for Sister of Mercy Rosalie May was celebrated April 3 at McAuley Convent.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Sister of Mercy Mary Ann Fuerst on April 15 at McAuley Convent.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Marianist Father Norbert Brockman was celebrated April 4 in Guadalupe Chapel at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.

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 …

This wasn’t supposed to be my column for this month, but then I’ve got it pretty good. I wasn’t hurt or killed in the Boston Marathon explosions, and neither was anyone I know. But three people are dead, and more than 140 are hurt as a result of senseless violence. …

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 …

By Catholic News Service  A glance around the nation and world in Catholic news. Marriage is not for government to ‘define or redefine,’ says bishop WILMINGTON, Del. (CNS) — Marriage “is a unique relationship between a man and a woman” and it’s not the government’s place to “define or redefine” …

By Catholic News Service  BOSTON (CNS) — The first name released of someone killed in the April 15 explosions at the Boston Marathon was that of 8-year-old Martin Richard, whose picture in newspapers showed him grinning broadly, apparently at his first Communion. Two bombs that exploded near the end of …