Pro-life leaders praise House vote to make Hyde Amendment permanent
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. House passage of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, making the 41-year-old Hyde Amendment permanent, puts the country “one step closer to getting the federal government out of the business of paying for abortion once and for all,” said the president of National Right …
UD Students Spark Vocation Conversations on Campus
Discerning vocation can be a daunting task, but the University of Dayton’s senior Chaminade Scholar Honor students met this challenge head-on in by hosting The Art of Being: What Does Vocation Really Mean? Through a vast array of interactive experiences within the conference, senior Chaminade Scholars demonstrated how faith, reason …
Christian unity requires learning from each other, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Divided Christians need to recognize the gifts God has given to other communities and learn from them “without waiting for the others to learn first,” Pope Francis said. Leading an ecumenical evening prayer service Jan. 25 for the close of …
Moral radar: Papal media messages can cut through ‘post-truth’ fog
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With “post-truth” being crowned “Word of the Year” by Oxford Dictionaries, Pope Francis’ urgent call to communicate trust and hope could not have come at a better time. Helping people see the world with “realism and trust” must be encouraged as well as …
Cardinal hopes January dates for WYD in Panama won’t keep students away
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With the next global celebration of World Youth Day scheduled for Jan. 22-27, 2019, Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell knows many young Catholics in North America and Europe may find it a challenge to attend. “It is a period of intense academic activity” for …
Catholic Charities Affirms Support of Migrants
CINCINNATI, January 25, 2017 – Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio affirmed its commitment to welcome the stranger today despite actions taken by the new administration. “We are deeply saddened by today’s actions because we believe all people are made in the image and likeness of God. All people – including migrants …
Order of Malta’s grand master resigns at pope’s request
IMAGE: CNS/Maria Grazia Picciarella, pool By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After weeks of very public tensions with the Vatican, the head of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta accepted Pope Francis’ request that he submit his resignation. The order’s communications office confirmed Jan. 25 that Fra Matthew Festing, …
Obituaries: January 2017
Father Lawrence J. Mick A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Lawrence J. Mick was celebrated Jan. 13 at St. Antoninus Church in Green Township. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr presided. Father Mick, 93, died Jan. 9 at Western Hills Retirement Village. A native of Hamilton, he did his preparatory studies …
Celebrating 50 years of Music at Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes Music Director, Carol Westerfield Clark began playing the organ 50 years ago at Our Lady of Lourdes when she was just 14 years old. The parish staff/parish community recognized her for this accomplishment after the 11:00 mass on Sunday, January 22, 2017. After Mass there was …
