Rooted in Christ, Building for the Future
by David Cooley It’s a new year—a fresh start—and The Catholic Telegraph has a new cover design to support our exciting and bold initiative to help build up the Kingdom of God in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. For five years now, The Catholic Telegraph as a magazine has been “bringing …
The “Carlo Connection”—Holiness is Possible
by Melissa Gillie For nearly my entire adult life, I’ve worked with children and young people in some capacity: camp counselor, mentor, youth group leader, speaker at high school or college events, and more. I’ve been the one with the “wisdom” to share, usually about my Catholic faith, sharing my …
Bishop Barron says ICE should focus on ‘serious’ criminals, urges protesters to ‘cease interfering’
Bishop Robert Barron has called on immigration officials to focus on deporting only serious criminals while also urging U.S. protesters to “cease interfering” with the work of immigration agents. By Daniel Payne January 19, 2026 at 9:34 AM ET Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron has called on federal immigration officials to focus …
Three US Cardinals: Foreign policy must respect human dignity, religious liberty
Ten days after Pope Leo XIV’s ‘State of the World’ address, American Cardinals Cupich, McElroy, and Tobin release a joint statement renouncing war and calling for US foreign policy to be based on peace and respect for human dignity and religious liberty. By Devin Watkins Three US Cardinals released a …
Bishop Fernandes praises religious worker visa rule change, says work still to be done
A bill sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, would extend religious workers’ visas while green card applications are pending. By Madalaine Elhabbal January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM ET Bishop Earl Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, expressed gratitude that the Department of Homeland Security is easing visa restrictions for religious workers and …
Pope Leo XIV proclaims Franciscan Jubilee Year
On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226, Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special jubilee year along with plenary indulgences. by Almudena Martínez-Bordiú January 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM ET Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. …
The nuns who witnessed the life and death of Martin Luther King
by Kevin J. Jones Washington D.C., Jan 20, 2020 / 16:17 pm Last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day marked the first without Sister Mary Antona Ebo, the only black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, Ala in 1965. “I’m …
What Building the Kingdom Does Not Look Like
by Emma Cassani Spend a moment meditating on The (Great) Tower of Babel (ca. 1563), painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. It can be found at the Kunst History Museum in Vienna, Austria. Then read Genesis 11:1-9. Background The (Great) Tower of Babel was painted during the Northern Renaissance, a …
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. August 28, 1963. Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as …
Mutual Submission Part One
by Andrew J. Sodergren, M.T.S., Psy.D. Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” As we saw in last month’s article, the theological principle of analogy allows us to compare human concepts and experiences with divine realities. These analogical …
