What keeps me Catholic? The pope in America
It is officially over. Pope Francis has gone back to the Vatican for a well-deserved rest. Now commentators are left to ask what lasting difference, if any, has his visit had on America. For me, the lasting effect of Pope Francis’ trip remains a deep and lingering question: Is America …
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur celebrate 175 years of US service
By Walt Schaefer For The Catholic Telegraph In 1804, Julie Billiart had a meeting with the Bishop of Amiens, France, when she told him of her vision to create a religious order of women educators who would serve worldwide. The bishop and the sister were not in agreement. The bishop …
Mass honors religious jubilarians
Staff Report Sisters, brothers and priests from religious communities throughout the archdiocese who are celebrating jubilees in 2015 came together for an annual Mass in their honor at Mount Notre Dame in Cincinnati Oct. 10. Nov. 1 through Nov. 7 is National Vocations Awareness month Celebrated by Archbishop Dennis M. …
Final 2015 regular season standings and playoff opponents for week 11
Staff Report Seven Catholic football-playing high schools from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are continuing their gridiron campaigns this weekend in the first round of the OHSAA high school football playoffs. Here’s a glance at each game of week 11. Badin (7-3) at Fenwick (10-0) Saturday Bishop Fenwick wrapped up an undefeated regular season …
Pope advises new bishop to have mercy, patience, short homilies
IMAGE: CNS photo/Claudio Peri, EPA By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — Ordaining a Rome pastor and seminary spiritual director as an auxiliary bishop of Rome, Pope Francis pleaded with him to be merciful and to give short, clear homilies. Ordaining Bishop Angelo De Donatis, 61, Nov. 9 at the Basilica …
Wichita bishop brings formal report on war-hero priest to Vatican
IMAGE: CNS photo/Cindy Wooden By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A week after the 65th anniversary of Father Emil J. Kapaun’s capture in North Korea, the bishop of Wichita, Kansas, formally presented a report on the Army chaplain’s life, virtues and fame of holiness to the Congregation for Saints’ …
Supreme Court will hear appeals in Catholic, other groups’ mandate cases
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court justices said Nov. 6 they will hear seven pending appeals in lawsuits brought by several Catholic and other faith-based entities against the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate. The court will hear appeals from groups in …
Leaked documents won’t stop financial reforms, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Leaked and published information about Vatican financial problems and irregularities were already known and are the reason “measures have already been taken that have begun to bear fruit,” Pope Francis said. At his first public appearance since the release Nov. 5 …
Choirs, tailors, builders make preparations for papal visit to Kenya
IMAGE: CNS/Reuters By Mike O’Maera NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — Kenyans are working on final preparations for Pope Francis’ Nov. 25-27 visit, his first stop on a three-nation visit to the continent. Construction of the stage for the papal Mass is almost complete. For his Nov. 26 open-air Mass at the …
Church leaders should serve, not amass money, prestige, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano, handout By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians are called to go out and serve others, not live a sheltered, comfortable life just serving themselves, Pope Francis said in a homily. “When the church is lukewarm, closed up inside itself, even many times a wheeler-dealer,” …