St. Bernard celebrates 150 years
Growing parish celebrates in stone church built by parishioners Some 150 years ago, when St. Bernard Parish at Harrison Pike and Springdale Road was founded, the new parishioners looked across the pike to Taylor Creek where water cascaded over a stone creek bed. It took a lot of sweat and …
Groups settle in lawsuit against HHS contraceptive mandate
IMAGE: CNS photo/Aaron P. Bernstein, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Dozens of Catholic groups that challenged the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act have reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, they announced late Oct. 16. The groups, including the Archdiocese of Washington and the Pennsylvania …
Senate confirms Callista Gingrich as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Senate confirmed Callista Gingrich as the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. Voting late Oct. 16, senators approved her nomination 70-23. More than 20 Democrats joined Republicans in supporting Gingrich, the wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a …
Pope on interviews: Church must listen, respond to people’s questions
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Replying to questions and giving interviews are a “pastoral risk” Pope Francis said he is prepared to take, because it is the best way to know and respond to people’s real concerns. “I know this can make me vulnerable, but it is a …
Pope announces Synod of Bishops dedicated to people in Amazon
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Addressing the challenges of evangelization in one of the world’s most remote areas and the connection between faith and environmental concern, Pope Francis announced a special gathering of the Synod of Bishops to focus on the Amazon region. “Accepting the wish of …
Christian life is a love story with God, pope says at canonization
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like the Catholic Church’s newest saints, Christians are called to live their faith as a love story with God who wants a relationship that is “more than that of devoted subjects with their king,” Pope Francis said. Without a …
To fight hunger and forced migration, end war, arms trade, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — It makes no sense to lament the problems of hunger and forced migration if one is unwilling to address their root causes, which are conflict and climate change, Pope Francis said. “War and climate change lead to hunger; therefore, let’s …
A picture says a thousand words: Blink at St. Louis Church
On the weekend of October 12th through October 15th, the inaugural Blink Festival took place throughout downtown Cincinnati. An extension of the popular Luminocity Festival that combined sophisticated light projections and symphonic music, Blink took the projections to sites around the city. St. Louis Church was one of many projections …
Helping Spanish-speaking families with mental illness
“Temporary”position transforms to lifelong mission for Everyday Evangelist Norma Quinteros By Walt Schaefer After more than 30 years as a teacher, Norma Quinteros is dreaming of a new mission. Faced with a family member coping with mental illness, Quinteros, a native of Argentina and largely educated there, became involved with the …
A Picture Says 1000 Words: Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children in Dayton
Dayton’s Woodland Cemetery was one of four sites in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for the fifth annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Dayton Right to Life sponsored the interfaith prayer service at the grave of six aborted children. “As a chaplain for Project Rachel, I have seen …
