American Heritage Girls aim to build women of integrity
Sponsored Content American Heritage Girls, Inc. (AHG) is based in the Springdale area of Cincinnati (175 Tri-County Pkwy, Suite 100, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246). AHG is the premier national character development organization for young women that embraces Christian values and encourages family involvement. AHG was founded by a group of parents …
Tools for savvy millennial faithful citizenship
It’s one of those infamous dinnertime phone calls. “Hello, Steffen, this is Travis at Marketing Research Associates. You’ve been identified as an opinion leader and we value your opinions. I would like to ask you a few questions.” If you’re a registered voter and have a landline listed in one …
Villanova player’s winning shot is no surprise to his high school coach
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Kris Jenkins got the ball with the score tied in the final seconds of the NCAA men’s basketball championship game April 4, his former high school coach had no doubt that the Villanova junior would make the shot. The …
Church urges nations, society to address ongoing issues related to drugs
IMAGE: CNS photo/Oscar Rivera, EPA By Ezra Fieser SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CNS) — Heroin and painkillers plague the streets of U.S. cities and small towns. Mexican drug cartels have turned swaths of that country into battle zones. In South Africa, young people are getting hooked on a drug made …
Archbishop Schnurr: CRS collection serves needs around world
The following letter from Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis M. Schnurr first appeared in the April 2016 print edition of The Catholic Telegraph. “Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be taking up The Catholic Relief Services Collection on April 9 and 10. This collection funds six …
Catholic institutions join amicus brief supporting Clean Power Plan
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Citing a moral obligation to care for the natural world and all inhabitants of the earth, 30 Catholic and faith-based institutions filed an amicus brief with a federal appeals court in support of the Clean Power Plan. The …
Quotes from Pope Francis on drugs
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jeffrey Arguedas, EPA By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis often speaks against “the scourge of drug trafficking” and its effects. Here are some examples: “The scourge of drug-trafficking, which favors violence and sows the seeds of suffering and death, requires of society as a whole an act …
Pope meets head of traditionalist Society of St. Pius X
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As discussions continue between Vatican officials and leaders of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, Pope Francis met at the Vatican with Bishop Bernard Fellay, head of the society. The Vatican press office confirmed April 4 that the meeting …
Pro-life advocates oppose new FDA guidelines for RU-486 use
IMAGE: CNS By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pro-life advocates expressed dismay with new Food and Drug Administration guidelines that effectively expand how pregnant women can use RU-486, a drug that induces abortion. The new rules, announced March 30, allow a woman to use RU-486 — known generically as mifepristone …
Annunciation is feast of saying ‘yes’ to God, pope says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When people do not want to say “yes” to God, they usually do not say “no,” they just hide like Adam and Eve did after they sinned, Pope Francis said. “Today is the feast of ‘yes,’” the pope said during his early morning …