A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister Yvonne Conrad was celebrated May 29 at the motherhouse chapel of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Ind.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Mary Jean Fields was celebrated on June 12 in the congregation’s motherhouse chapel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Mercy Mary Alexis Heil was celebrated May 24 at St. Boniface Church in Northside.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Grace Graber was celebrated June 1 in the congregation’s motherhouse chapel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Anne Agnew was celebrated at Salem Heights Chapel on June 12.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Charles B. Rohrkemper was celebrated June 8 at St. Patrick Parish in Troy.

June 20, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Expressing his “deep concern” about terrorist violence in Nigeria, Pope Benedict XVI urged an end to “the shedding of the blood of so many innocent people.”  

A Mass of Christian Burial for Army Cpl. Nicholas Olivas was celebrated June 11 at Scared Heart Parish in Fairfield.

June 20, 2012 By Patricia McGeever Summer vacation is just underway but the students and teachers at Royalmont Academy in Mason are excited about big changes for the upcoming school year. Royalmont will move from an eight-acre site at 723 Western Row Road to a 16-acre spread at the former …

June 19, 2012 By Steve Trosley DAYTON — Launching a “Vatican document to make Socrates proud,” Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana keynoted the eighth annual International Conference on Catholic Social Thought at the University of Dayton Monday.