Pope: Christians fight evil with love, sacrifice, never with violence
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians are called to detach themselves from power, reject violence and sacrifice themselves for God and others out of love, Pope Francis said. Christians must live the way Christ chose to: not as “persecutors, but persecuted; not arrogant, but meek; …
Obituaries: June 2017
Sister Jeanette DeBrosse A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Jeanette DeBrosse was celebrated May 31 at Mount Notre Dame Health Center. Sister Jeanette, 89, died May 24. She was a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for 71 years. A Dayton native, Sister Jeanette …
New Priest Assignments Announced
Father Thomas Dorn appointed Pastor of Holy Redeemer, New Bremen, effective July 1 Father Jason Bedel appointed Pastor of St. Margaret of York, Twenty Mile Stand, effective July 1 Father Adam Puntel appointed Pastor of St. Mary Queen of Heaven, Peebles, and Holy Trinity, West Union, effective July 1 Father …
Catholic Charities Served Nearly 30,000 More People
CINCINNATI – June 28, 2017 – Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio Annual Report details how the agency served 120,000 people across 11 counties last year. This is almost a 31% increase from the prior year in people assisted by the agency. “We celebrated the Jubilee Year of Mercy by expanding our …
In Washington, Salvadoran diaspora in awe of first Salvadoran cardinal
IMAGE: CNS photo/Octavio Duran By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — As El Salvador’s first cardinal receives his red hat June 28 at the Vatican, he will have the eyes of his flock at home but also of the Washington area, home to approximately 260,000 Salvadorans — one of the largest …
Youth Retreat ends the day with Adoration
At Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary on June 26th, teens from St. Gertrude, Guardian Angels, and Immaculate Heart of Mary Parishes began a five-day retreat. After an afternoon of many outdoor activities, they returned to the parish center for the afternoon talk on The Blessed Mother. Each part of the day …
No church for old men: Cardinals called to be grandfathers, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Cindy Wooden VATICAN LETTER (CNS) — The Catholic Church is not a “gerontocracy” ruled by old men, 80-year-old Pope Francis said; “we aren’t old men, we are grandfathers.” “We are grandfathers called to dream and to give our dreams to the young people of today. They …
National Catholic Music Festival Coming to Cincinnati in July
By Gail Finke Thousands of parish musicians from around the world will be in Cincinnati this July, so don’t be surprised to hear singing in the streets. The National Pastoral Musicians (NPM) Convention will run from July 10-14 at the Cincinnati Convention Center, but is only part of the joyful …
Archbishop Schnurr Celebrates Mass for Teens
By Gail Finke Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr told youth groups from three area parishes that God had a plan for their lives at Mass Monday in the chapel of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West. Gathered at the Mt. Washington seminary and school to begin a five-day retreat, the …
Bishops: Loss of affordable health care under GOP plan ‘simply unacceptable’
By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, in its analysis of the Senate health care bill, said late June 26 the measure would leave 22 million more people without insurance. “This moment cannot pass without comment,” said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairman of …