A picture says a thousand words: Joe Thuney Alter High School Grad on winning Super Bowl Team
Joe Thuney, a graduate from Alter High School in Kettering, was a part of the Champion New England Patriots win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. The 6’5” guard grew up in Centerville and after Graduation attended North Carolina State University. He was chosen in the 3rd round …
A picture says a thousand words: Seton High School Medals at Nationals.
Seton High School’s Varsity Dance Team placed 3rd in Small Varsity POM and 4th in Small Varsity Hip Hop at the UDA Nationals this past weekend in Orlando, Florida.
More Latino families finding a home in Catholic schools
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andy Telli, Tennessee Register By Andy Telli NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — A wave of demographic change is sweeping through the Catholic Church in the United States. According to projections, in 20 years, half of American Catholics will be Hispanic. The Diocese of Nashville, like many dioceses, is already …
New gender policy won’t affect Catholic Scouting units, says committee
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By IRVING, Texas (CNS) — The Boy Scouts of America’s new policy to accept members based on their gender identity will have no impact on Scouting units sponsored by the Catholic Church, said the National Catholic Committee on Scouting. The Boy Scouts announced Jan. 30 …
Migrants staying put in Mexico, abandoning efforts to reach U.S.
IMAGE: By David Agren SALTILLO, Mexico (CNS) — Edelmiro Cardona hardly had any time to flee his native Honduras with his brother when gang members came calling. Cardona, who left behind a wife and 4-year-old daughter, explained how his brother had built a house and rented it, only to have …
Money, pride make people ignore God’s word, neglect others, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Felipe Trueba, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Without making room for God’s word in their heart, people will never be able to welcome and love all human life, Pope Francis said. “Each life that we encounter is a gift deserving acceptance, respect and love,” the …
After SNAP president resigns, new generation of leadership eyed
By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The resignation of the president of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests opens the door for a new generation of leaders, said a top volunteer within the organization. “SNAP is full of vibrant leaders,” Joelle Casteix, the organization’s Western regional director, told …
Vatican releases updated guidelines for bioethical questions
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To offer clearly and accurately the Catholic Church’s positions on abortion, contraception, genetic engineering, fertility treatments, vaccines, frozen embryos and other life issues, the Vatican released an expanded and updated guide of the church’s bioethical teachings. The “New Charter for Health Care Workers” …
Culture of life the only answer to throwaway logic, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A culture that protects life from conception to natural death is the only answer to the idea that some lives are expendable due to inconvenience or population control, Pope Francis said. Following in the path of St. Teresa of …
Pope names top official as ‘exclusive spokesman’ to Order of Malta
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis named Archbishop Angelo Becciu, Vatican substitute secretary of state, as his special delegate and sole spokesman to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. “Until the end of your mandate, that is until the conclusion of the extraordinary …