Pope accepts early resignation of Vatican’s first independent auditor
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just two years after being hired to help with the Vatican’s efforts in finance reform, Libero Milone — the Vatican’s first independent auditor who answered only to the pope — handed a request for his resignation to Pope Francis. The pope accepted Milone’s …
New priests follow many paths to answering call to serve God’s people
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Josephine von Dohlen WASHINGTON (CNS) — After almost 12 years as an Episcopal priest, Deacon Jonathan Erdman entered into full communion with the Catholic Church along with his family in 2016 and a year later, he is becoming a Catholic priest. He will be ordained …
Father Ron Williams presented IHM with an icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Father Ron Williams, parochial vicar at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Anderson Township, presented the parish with an icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of America, during the Vigil Mass on June 17. “Here at Immaculate Heart of Mary, we are blessed with a growing, vibrant, and energetic …
Fr. Richard Klug, Teacher and Pastor, Dead at 90
Rev. Richard L. Klug died on Thursday, June 15, 2017. He was born on September 11, 1926 in Cheviot, Ohio. He attended St. Gregory Seminary and received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained on December 8, 1951 at Our Lady of …
Pope: Don’t pretend to be teens; help youths see blessings of adulthood
IMAGE: CNS photo/Giorgio Onorati, EPA By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — Instead of “pretending to be adolescents,” parents must help young people see the blessing of growing into adulthood, Pope Francis told priests, religious, catechists and parish council members from the Diocese of Rome. The belief that youthfulness is …
Corpus Christi Procession at Guardian Angels
By tradition, Catholics take part in a Corpus Christi procession following mass, through the streets of a neighborhood near their parish, and pray and sing during the passage. The Eucharist, known as the Blessed Sacrament, is placed in a monstrance and is held aloft by a member of the clergy …
Abide Takin it to the Streets: Light the City
From June 14, 2017 through June 18, 2017, the Abide Conference was held at Mount Saint Joseph University. Abide’s pinnacle experience presents a unique opportunity: to go into the world as a missionary disciple. On Friday June 16, 2018 the conference participants went to downtown Cincinnati, St. Xavier Church, and …
Pope will visit Chile, Peru in January, Vatican announces
By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will travel to Colombia in September and, the Vatican announced, he will return to South America in January for a visit to Chile and Peru. The pope will be in Chile Jan. 15-18, visiting the cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique, the Vatican …
Louisiana priest in Washington spends hours with Scalise at hospital
IMAGE: CNS photo/Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald By Christine Bordelon NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Father Tim Hedrick, parochial vicar of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Metairie, was in Washington continuing his canon law studies when a news alert came across his phone June 14 that Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise, …
JDRF Southwest Ohio Welcomes New Youth Ambassador Class Including Fairfield Township Local Margo Hood
The Southwest Ohio Chapter of JDRF is proud to announce Margo Hood from FairfieldTownship, OH was selected to be a member of the JDRF Youth Ambassador program for the 2017-18 school year. This program accepts applicants among children who have type 1 diabetes (T1D) and who set a great example …
