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 …
A picture says a thousand words: Seton Dance Team
The Seton High School Varsity Dance Team prepares for the National Dance Team Championship.
A picture says a thousand words: Scenes from Signing Day 2016
Around the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on Wednesday, February 1st on National Signing Day. National Signing Day is usually the first Wednesday of February, is the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent for college sports with a school that is a member of …
“A slice of Heaven” Carroll High School rededicates its St. John the Evangelist Chapel
Carroll High School began a new era in November as dozens of alumni, faculty and staff members, students, and friends of the school gathered for the rededication of St. John the Evangelist Chapel. Bishop Joseph R. Binzer led the congregation through the chapel doors in a solemn procession to begin …
Carey: Office to focus on young adults
By Eileen Connelly, OSU Just after the start of the new year, Luke Carey found himself deep in prayer as he discerned the direction his ministry will take. Carey, the former associate director of the archdiocesan Office for the New evangelization, has been named director of the Office for Young …
