A picture says a thousand words: Seton Green

Students from Seton High School in Cincinnati worked to spruce up the grounds around the High School.
Bishops among first signatories to pledge to end death penalty
IMAGE: CNS/Tyler Orsburn By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bishops attending a meeting were among the first to sign the National Catholic Pledge to End the Death Penalty at the U.S. bishops’ headquarters building May 9. Each person taking the pledge promises to educate, advocate and pray for an end …
Pope tells Latin American bishops corruption is grave threat
By SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) — Pope Francis warned bishops from across the Western Hemisphere that corruption poses a grave threat to the people of Latin America. He also reiterated calls for the church to work closely with people to renew their hope. In a letter to the Latin …
Quebec Trappists renew spiritual life in their eco-friendly abbey
IMAGE: CNS photo/Philippe Vaillancourt, Presence By Philippe Vaillancourt SAINT-JEAN-DE-MATHA, Quebec (CNS) — When the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance left Oka, Quebec, to escape suburban sprawl, they left behind an oversized, aging building. Their new Trappist abbey, nested in the forests and rolling hills of the Lanaudiere region …
Where we stand

There’s a new standing feature on the home page of the Archdiocesan website, designed to make it easier to find perspectives of the local Church on important issues. In the upper right corner, visitors to the site now see the words “WHERE WE STAND.” Clicking on it will take them …
Priest kidnapped in Yemen pleads for help in video message
IMAGE: By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Indian Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was kidnapped in Yemen more than a year ago, in a video message pleaded for the Indian government and the Catholic Church to do more to secure his release. The video was posted on YouTube by …
“Discipleship, straight up” Youth Evangelization Office launches VIA, new “way” of ministry

By Gail Finke VIA. It’s a new name, but an ancient idea: Evangelizing to others by the witness of a life of faith, grounded in prayer. “It’s not a new program,” said Brad Bursa, Director of the Office for Youth Evangelization and Discipleship for the archdiocese. “It’s not anything the …
Meet Anthony Coci who will be ordained in the Diocese of Toledo

Anthony Coci Family: Raymond Coci & Cynthia Coci; Michael Coci & Nicholas Coci Parish: Christ the King (Toledo) Schooling: Christ the King; Central Catholic High School (Toledo) Loyola University Chicago and Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary of the West. What led you to pursue the priesthood? God asked me and I …
USCCB communications restructuring shifts focus from print to digital
IMAGE: CNS/Tyler Orsburn By Chaz Muth WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chief communications officer for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Department of Communications announced a restructuring that will shift the focus of its operation from a traditional print structure to a digital model. “It’s an exercise in enculturation,” said James …
Vermont priest’s 160-square-foot house has all the comforts of home
IMAGE: CNS/Cori Fugere Urban, Vermont Catholic By Cori Fugere Urban SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (CNS) — Father Peter Williams built himself a house that has all the comforts of home: a full kitchen, a bathroom with a toilet and shower, a dining area, a living area with a drop-down television, a propane …