Comfort for the Afflicted. That all those who are afflicted, especially the poor, refu¬gees, and marginalized, may find welcome and comfort in our communities.

IMAGE: CNS photo/Bruce Gilbert, Fordham By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic college leaders were encouraged Jan. 29 to take steps to heal racial divides on their campuses during an annual meeting in Washington. Father Bryan Massingale, a theology professor at Fordham University in New York and author of “Racial …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Dario Ayala, Reuters By Philippe Vaillancourt QUEBEC CITY — Faith and political leaders condemned a shooting at Quebec’s main mosque that left at least six people dead. Vigils were scheduled Jan. 30 in Quebec City and Montreal, the evening after a man entered the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center …

Roger Bacon Students wear colors of their grade schools. (Courtesy Photo)
It’s Catholic Schools Week. Here’s some images from around the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.  

The human dignity of refugees and immigrants should be the central consideration in any approach to the issues they present. During my annual question and answer session with Catholic high school students from around the Archdiocese yesterday, one of the students showed me a photograph of a Syrian refugee family …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters By Kurt Jensen and Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — The leaders of the pro-life movement are used to having the ear of the president, as they had with Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. During their respective administrations, they addressed the March …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Jamal Nasrallah, EPA By Dale Gavlak AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Promised resettlement in the United States after escaping death and destruction in their homeland, many Syrian refugees are frustrated and angry over President Donald Trump’s executive action banning their entry to the U.S. until further notice. “We’re frustrated. …

By Susan Gibbons Superintendent of Archdiocesan Catholic Schools  It continues to be my honor and privilege to serve the of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati as your superintendent. I am blessed to witness excellence in Catholic education every day. During the week of January 29 – February 4, we will celebrate …

Glenmary Staff Report Days before the start of Catholic Schools Week, Glenmary Home Missioners’ First Vice President Father Neil Pezzulo and Manager of Communications and Marketing John Stegeman participated in a “Career/Vocation Day” for home school students at the Reading branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. …

Earth Shepherds members Marianne and James Heileman place mulch around a Kentucky Yellowwood tree planted on Good Shepherd Parish grounds Dec. 11, as other members of the group look on. The environmental stewardship group dedicated the tree to Pope Francis. (Courtesy Photo)
By Patty Lindner Inspired by Pope Francis, parish group dedicated to environmental issues has taken action to plant a Kentucky Yellowwood tree on the grounds at Good Shepherd Parish in Montgomery. The Earth Shepherds ministry team at Good Shepherd did some planning and fundraising over several months, and on Dec. …