Pope asks Mexican people for time alone with Our Lady of Guadalupe
IMAGE: CNS photo/David Maung By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a video message one week before his apostolic visit, Pope Francis asked the people of Mexico for some time alone during his visit to pray before the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. “I would like to …
Catholic Schools Week Central: 2016

Catholic Schools Week 2016, like the many that came before, is a chance to recognize the hard work of Catholic educators, students and parents who make a difference in education. The CT is highlighting Catholic-school related stories all week long and compiling links here at Catholic Schools Week Central. Catholic Schools …
Catholic Schools Week Mass Dayton and Northern Region [Photos]

Students and staff from the Dayton area and northern parts of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati gathered Feb. 3 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Kettering for the annual Catholic Schools Week Masss. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Binzer was the celebrant. A Catholic Schools Week Mass for the Cincinnati area was celebrated …
DePaul Cristo Rey celebrates 100 percent college acceptance for seniors

For the second year in a row DePaul Cristo Rey High School in Cincinnati has announced that 100 percent of its senior class has been accepted to college. It’s only February and already DePaul Cristo Rey’s Class of 2016 has hit a milestone – all seniors have been accepted to …
‘Bad’ Catholic school experience helped student become better man

By all rights, I didn’t deserve a Catholic education. Catholic education is a privilege and it requires commitment from school, parents and student to succeed. My parents and the school of my youth did their part, but it took years until I began to do mine. I’m a Catholic school …
Kindergarten teacher uses cancer battle to teach lessons of faith

Upon entering Lisa Miller’s classroom at St. Nicholas Academy, it’s obvious how much her kindergartners adore their teacher. Just as evident is her love for them and dedication to bringing lessons of faith to the classroom, including her battle with breast cancer. Read more Catholic Schools Week Stories Miller, a …
2016 Cincinnati Catholic Schools Week Mass fills cathedral [Photos]

The Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains was full of students and teachers singing in praise to the Lord Tuesday morning for the 2016 Catholic Schools Week Mass for Cincinnati-area schools. Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis M. Schnurr was the celebrant. Susan Gibbons, interim superintendent of Catholic schools, led the call to …
Fish Fry Guide 2016 now available online

Lent is a season of penance and fasting as Christians everywhere await the resurrection of the Lord at Easter. For Catholics, it also means a hearty dose of fellowship in the form of the parish Fish Fry. This year 93 parishes, schools or institutions submitted information for our 2016 online Fish Fry …
40 Days for Life spring campaign kicks off Feb. 6

This Saturday, Feb. 6, the 40 Days for Life spring campaign will kick off in Cincinnati. The campaign runs officially from Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10) to Palm Sunday (March 20). Speakers at Saturday’s kickoff event will include Henry Flowers IV, the new director of the Life Issues Institute’s Protecting Black …
Mission dioceses minister to Catholics scattered over great distances
IMAGE: Nancy Wiechec By Chaz Muth WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic missionaries played a large role in bringing European values and religion to North America in the 18th century. The role of the Franciscans, Jesuits, Dominicans and other Catholic religious orders was to set up missions that became economic, political and …