By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With Venezuela’s political and economic crisis turning violent and after the country’s president tried to claim he had the support of Pope Francis, the leadership of the country’s bishops’ conference traveled to the Vatican. The bishops requested the meeting, which was held June …

As an eighth grader at St. Columban School in Loveland, Kate Sampson faced what she described as the “culture of high school decision making.” “It’s big,” she said. Encouraged by her parents, Jay and Melissa, to “shadow,” Sampson quickly realized Mount Notre Dame was the best fit. It’s where, the …

Every minute, 24 people leave everything behind to flee war, persecution and terror. Most will live the balance of their lives as refugees. More than half of these refugees are children, according to the UN Refugee Agency. “The world is facing its largest refugee crisis since World War II and …

Over-the-Rhine, a dramatic feature film about addiction and forgiveness, set and filmed entirely in Cincinnati, will have its public World Premiere at Memorial Hall in Over-the-Rhine on Tuesday, June 13. The new motion picture, made by St. Michael Movies, previewed recently at ICFF, the largest faith-based film festival in the …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Josephine von Dohlen WASHINGTON (CNS) — The co-authors of a House bill that will provide humanitarian aid to Christians and other religious groups suffering at the hands of Islamic State militants praised the June 6 House passage of the measure and urged the Senate to …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Archdiocese of Philadelphia By Lou Baldwin PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — It is no accident that each year many films shown on television between Memorial Day and the June 6 anniversary of D-Day center on World War II. After all, with more than 16 million men and women under arms, …

IMAGE: NS photo/London police handout By Jean Ko Din TORONTO (CNS) — The death of a young Canadian Catholic woman during the London Bridge attack has inspired people to help save lives in their own community. Christine Archibald, 30, whose family lives in British Columbia, died in the June 3 …

IMAGE: CNS/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The mystery of God’s relationship with humankind is revolutionary in that Christians can look to him without fear as children to a loving father, Pope Francis said. In teaching the Lord’s prayer, Jesus invites all Christians “to have …

When Faith Breedon was just seven years old, her newborn baby sister, Gabrielle Joy, passed away. It was an experience that shaped both Breedon’s faith and her career goals. The recent Seton grad, whose mother, Crystal, also attended the high school, along with various other female relatives, said, “It was …

The seventh annual Maria Stein Art Show will be held June 24-29 at the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics, 2291 St. Johns Road in the Gast Gallery (second floor) at the Shrine. The show features original drawings and paintings in various media as well as three dimensional sculptures. …