Vatican stamps mark Pope Benedict’s birthday, Fatima apparitions
IMAGE: CNS By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican stamp and coin office has big plans for early May: the release of stamps marking retired Pope Benedict XVI’s 90th birthday and important events in the life of the church spanning almost 2,000 years. The Philatelic and Numismatic Office said the …
Ursuline Academy Students Attend United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City
CINCINNATI, OH – April 6, 2017: Ursuline students Nadia Alam ‘18 of Montgomery, Noor El-Ansary ‘18 of Mason, and Kendall Hodgen ‘18 of West Chester, and Ursuline Social Studies faculty member Ms. Kelsey Bladh Randall ’04 attended the sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women at …
Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
Two Centerville churches will sponsor a series of events in the spirit of the Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, beginning in May. St. Francis of Assisi parish and Epiphany Lutheran Church will begin the series Wednesday, May 17, 7-8:30 p.m. at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 6430 Far Hills …
Holy Week 2017 in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
There are many Masses and Services during Holy Week. On Tuesday April 11th, The Chrism Mass will take place at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral at 7:00 p.m. with Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr as Celebrant. The Chrism Mass is where the Archbishop, joined by the priests of the diocese, gathers …
Father Michael Seger, Seminary Teacher, Dead at 66
Reverend Michael Anthony Seger died Saturday, April 8, 2017, at age 66. He was born on July 13, 1950. He earned an M.A. degree from the University of Minnesota and a Master’s in Divinity from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Cincinnati. He was ordained to the priesthood by …
Egypt’s attacks won’t stop pope’s visit for peace, says Vatican official
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mohamed Hossam, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite recent and repeated terrorist attacks against Egypt’s minority Christian communities, Pope Francis will not cancel his visit to Egypt. “The pope’s trip to Egypt proceeds as scheduled,” Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman, told Catholic News Service by email …
Syrian nun honored by State Department says U.S. bombing is step back
IMAGE: CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — Two weeks after the U.S. State Department honored her as a Woman of Courage, a Salesian sister from Syria told reporters President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb a Syrian air base is another step back from peace. “I always …
Syrian nun honored by State Department says U.S. bombing is step back
IMAGE: CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — Two weeks after the U.S. State Department honored her as a Woman of Courage, a Salesian sister from Syria told reporters President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb a Syrian air base is another step back from peace. “I always …
Saturating our hearts in joy and prayer
By Jeanne Hunt Had enough? What I mean is that all of us are being bombarded by rants, propaganda, crazy media news… Need I say more? The world around us is full of fear and anger. Scripture tells us to be “in the world but not of it.” (“I gave …
Fatima seers are holy because of virtue, not visions, cardinal says
IMAGE: CNS photo/EPA By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As extraordinary as the apparitions at Fatima, Portugal, nearly 100 years ago were, the sanctity of the shepherd children did not hinge on their having seen Mary, a cardinal said. “The apparition of the Virgin Mary was an occasion, …