New Artwork to adorn Display Window at 100 E 8th St
Updated Monday April 17, 2017: Michael Glass’s compleded artwork the Risen Christ is adorning the 100 E 8th St. Window. Updated Saturday April 15, 2017 Work has begun by Michael Glass on the display window at the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Though a bit of a rain delay, Glass expects several …
A picture says a thousand words: High School Theatre
Throughout the spring there were many theatre productions in Archdiocese of Cincinnati School’s. Here’s a peak at some of them
At ‘mother of all vigils,’ U.S. church welcomes thousands of new Catholics
IMAGE: CNS photo/Octavio Duran By WASHINGTON (CNS) — During what the Roman Missal describes as the “mother of all vigils,” the U.S. Catholic Church welcomed thousands of new Catholics at the Easter Vigil April 15 in churches big and small across the country. About 60 of the nearly 200 dioceses …
Immigrants aren’t getting health care, so parish brings it to them
IMAGE: CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly By Gina Christian NORRISTOWN, Pa. (CNS) — For immigrants in the country without legal permission, a routine doctor’s visit can be an occasion for panic. Without papers, immigrants fear deportation when they enter the waiting room. Unwilling to take such a risk, they avoid seeking …
New Assisi shrine is reminder to shed attachment to money, pope says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like St. Francis of Assisi did, the Catholic Church and individual Christians must follow Christ by imitating his willingness to give up everything for the sake of others, Pope Francis said. “Unfortunately, 2,000 years after the proclamation of the Gospel and eight centuries …
Sixth Circuit Court denies Maribel Trujillo Diaz in deportation case
Update April 19, 2017: Maribel Trujillo-Diaz has been deported to Mexico according to her attorney. This morning she was flown from Alexandria, LA to Mexico City. Her children did not accompany her and remain in Hamilton. The Sixth Circuit Court in Cincinnati made the decision on April 11, 2017 to deny …
Risen Christ calls all to follow him on path to life, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden and Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus is the risen shepherd who takes upon his shoulders “our brothers and sisters crushed by evil in all its varied forms,” Pope Francis said before giving his solemn Easter blessing. With tens of thousands of …
Churches around world urged to say Mass on Archbishop Sheen’s birthday
By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — A grass-roots effort calling on Catholic churches around the world to celebrate a special Mass on the May 8 birthday of the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen could see its goal of 1,000 Masses soon reached. As of April 13, close to 900 churches …
In violent hot spot, Washington parishioner finds hope of the Resurrection
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Margie Legowsk By Rhina Guidos SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) — Far from the Easter baskets and dresses, the pastel-colored candy and the White House Easter egg roll, Washington resident Margie Legowski found herself anticipating her second Easter season surrounded by some of the most impoverished masses …
Papal preacher: Victory belongs to one who triumphs over self, not others
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus came to the world not just to teach, but to radically change human hearts that have hardened from sin, the preacher of the papal household said during a service commemorating Christ’s death on the cross. “A heart of stone …