As Advent approaches, Father Todd Grogan encourages all Catholics “to go to Joseph.” Father Grogan, pastor of Annunciation Parish in Clifton, said “Mary always figures prominently in the prayer, the Masses, the readings at Advent. But, she was not the only one waiting. Joseph was in on it, too, and …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The United Nations is preparing to embark on talks to ban nuclear weapons. Negotiations are set to begin in March and are expected to take an indefinite time to complete. The end result is uncertain, but the 123 nations that …

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Death and final judgment before the Lord are not frightening if you live being faithful to God, Pope Francis said. “It will do us good to think about this: ‘Well, what will that day be like when I am before Jesus? When he …

Reprinted from The Catholic Telegraph Friday, November 29, 1963 edition Like Americans everywhere, Catholics of the Cincinnati Archdiocese turned to prayer this week as they mourned the death of the late President John F. Kennedy. Thousands attended special Requiem Masses offered in all the churches, and pastors noted a sharp …

By Jeanne Hunt How are you about waiting? You are in the grocery store line with a gallon of ice cream and the person in front of you has 30 coupons; road crew is placing cones down the road, and traffic is backed up for a mile; you have an …

Holy Name Procession through Over The Rhine, October 2016.

IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities has called for increased efforts and “renewed vigor” to stop legalized physician-assisted suicide after the practice was approved by voters in Colorado and the District of Columbia City Council. Cardinal Timothy M. …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Luke Michael Davies, courtesy Buckfast Abbey Media Studios By Simon Caldwell BUCKFAST, England (CNS) — The hair shirt worn by St. Thomas More as he contemplated a martyr’s death in the Tower of London has been enshrined for public veneration. The folded garment made from goat’s hair was …

IMAGE: CNS/Nancy Wiechec By Nancy Wiechec PHOENIX (CNS) — Chris Hoffman is cooking for 4,500 guests this holiday season, yet he’s cool as a cucumber. “It should go well,” he said. “We did it last year and it went very smoothly.” The confident executive chef runs the sprawling kitchen of …

In October, 37 members of the Latino community were recognized at St. Julie Billiart Parish in Hamilton for completing a program called Echoes of Faith. The program is a new initiative launched in large part by Dina Beach, of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Office of Evangelization and Discipleship, who is …