Religious women critical in fight against trafficking, says advocate
IMAGE: CNS photo/Carol Glatz By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Women religious are often the first people to discover problems emerging in society because they work directly with so many people in need, an anti-trafficking advocate said. However, because religious focus more on providing assistance than publicizing their efforts, …
Faith takes center stage in Mel Gibson’s new film
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lionsgate By Joseph McAleer NEW YORK (CNS) — Ever since the success of 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ,” viewers of faith have waited anxiously for a follow-up from the film’s director, Mel Gibson. Recently, Gibson revealed that he is indeed planning a sequel — centered on the …
Deceased cardinals, bishops witnessed to God’s mercy, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Christian Bruna, EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Praying for cardinals and bishops who died in the past year, Pope Francis urged people to remember the priestly witness they gave. Some of the bishops, he said, had been “called to witness to the Gospel in a …
Archbishop Lori: How to Save Our Religious Freedom
By Gail Deibler Finke A robust church won’t have its religious freedoms challenged, Archbishop William Lori said in a brief interview following a lecture at The Athenaeum of Ohio November 1. The Archbishop of Baltimore, who is also the head of the USCCB’s Committee on Religious Freedom and the Supreme …
Election outcome expected to influence religious freedom in health care
IMAGE: CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — A pair of Catholic physicians argue that changes in the way health care is paid for and stronger relationships between doctors and their patients will do more to improve people’s health and uphold the sanctity of life than bureaucratic government-run …
2016 Jubilarians: Marianist Jubilarians
The staff of The Catholic Telegraph wishes to express our gratitude to the following Marianist Jubilarians celebrating jubilees in 2016 for their steadfast faith and dedicated service to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. 60 Years Bro. Lawrence J. Cada, SM Brother Lawrence J. Cada is a Ohio native and current research …
Foundation of faith: Religious patch cracks left in wake of disaster
IMAGE: CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When the Benedictine monks in Norcia led residents in prayer before the ruins of their medieval city, they showed one way the church steps into action in times of crisis. First responders encouraged the religious, recognizing they could …
St Martin Deanery Catholic Rural Life celebrates Year of Mercy
The St. Martin Deanery Catholic Rural Life in collaboration with the archdiocesan Catholic Social Action Office and the Ursulines of Brown County sponsored a Walk of Mercy for the Land and its People Oct. 23 at the motherhouse grounds of the Ursulines in St. Martin. The walk was planned in …
Encouraging Study, Prayer and Service in Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
Joint Statement on the Reformation Urges Prayer As the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation approaches, Roman Catholic and Lutheran bishops from Southern Ohio, including Archbishop Dennis Schnurr, issued a joint statement encouraging their members to engage in study, prayer, and service with each other. The statement, …
At Franciscan cemetery, friars recall departed spiritual brothers, reflect on death
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Most of us face death when a loved one passes away, and family and friends head to a cemetery. But at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, the friars may think about death more often than most …