Natural Family Planning Awareness Week Q&A with Adriana Vasquez

We sat down with Adriana Vasquez in honor of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Natural Family Planning Awareness Week. Adriana is the Managing Director of Marriage and Family Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. She offers support and formation to parish leaders on the marriage catechumenate. She is …
July 23: St. Bridget of Sweden

Today, July 23, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Bridget of Sweden. Bridget received visions of Christ’s suffering many times throughout her life, and went on to found the order of the Most Holy Savior. Daughter of Birger Persson, the governor and provincial judge of Uppland, and of …
A Bright Future

A record number of freshmen at Cincinnati’s Catholic high schools this fall will come from the city’s inner-city Catholic grade schools. In disadvantaged neighborhoods, they are supported by the Catholic Inner-City Schools Education Fund (CISE) whose mission is to help children out of poverty by providing quality education. This year, …
‘Astonished’ German leaders take issue with Holy See’s latest warning about the ‘Synodal Way’

by AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Jul 22, 2022 / 09:42 am The latest warning by the Holy See about the risk of a new schism from Germany arising from the “Synodal Way” has been rejected and met with “astonishment” by its organizers, who in turn accused Rome of not acting like a …
Cardinal Gregory restricts Traditional Latin Masses to three locations in DC archdiocese

by Courtney Mares, Shannon Mullen, Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Jul 22, 2022 / 08:00 am Cardinal Wilton Gregory announced Friday that the Traditional Latin Mass will be restricted to three locations in the Archdiocese of Washington. Starting Sept. 21, the Extraordinary Form of the Mass will only be allowed to be offered …
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, CINCINNATI REDS TEAMING UP TO ‘STRIKE OUT HUNGER’ IN GREATER CINCINNATI

Fans who donate three non-perishable food items before the games on Friday and Saturday to receive a free ticket to a future Reds game CINCINNATI, July 19, 2022 – St. Vincent de Paul and the Cincinnati Reds are partnering to “Strike Out Hunger” across Greater Cincinnati by hosting a food …
July 22: St. Mary Magdalene

On July 22, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Mary Magdelene, one of the most prominent women mentioned in the New Testament. Her name comes from the town of Magdala in Galilee, where she was born. Scripture introduces her as a woman “who had been healed of evil spirits …
Any arrests so far in attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers? Here’s what we know

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 20, 2022 / 16:07 pm An arrest has been made in connection with the arson and vandalism of both a Catholic church and a Methodist church in Bethesda, Maryland, that occurred on July 9 and July 10. Peter Piringer, a spokesman for the …
Vatican warning: Germany’s ‘Synodal Way’ poses ‘threat to the unity of the Church’

by AC Wimmer Vatican City, Jul 21, 2022 / 07:25 am The Vatican has issued another warning of a new schism from Germany coming out of the “Synodal Way.” “The ‘Synodal Way’ in Germany does not have the power to compel bishops and the faithful to adopt new forms of …
Beauty, truth, and unity: Why Pope Francis is so concerned with the liturgy

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jul 21, 2022 / 01:00 am Pope Francis, on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, issued a letter to Catholics on the liturgy and the celebration of the Mass. The letter was published just before the July 16 anniversary of his controversial motu proprio Traditionis …