Shrine Announces Retirement of President

MARIA STEIN, Ohio (May 31, 2022) – Please join us as we celebrate Don Rosenbeck’s Retirement from the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics. On Saturday, June 18th the 10 am Mass will be in honor of Don. There will be an Open House to follow 11 am – 3 …
Obituary: Sister Dorothy Beach, SNDdeN (Formerly Francis Mary)

Sister Dorothy Beach, SNDdeN (Formerly Francis Mary) July 25, 1921 – October 12, 2021 Upon graduating from Trinity College, and coming from a military family, Sister Dorothy enlisted in the female section of the U.S. Naval Reserve known as WAVES in 1943 to help the war effort. When the war …
Pope Francis names Cardinal Cupich a member of Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship

by CNA Staff Vatican City, Jun 1, 2022 / 05:25 am Pope Francis on Wednesday named Cardinal Blase Cupich as a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The archbishop of Chicago’s appointment was announced by the Holy See press office on June 1. In …
Eleven funerals to take place at Uvalde’s Catholic church in coming weeks

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 31, 2022 / 13:12 pm Eleven of the Uvalde shooting victims were parishioners at the city’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and their funerals will be held there over the next two and a half weeks. Although there will be 11 funerals, 12 lives …
Marian Pilgrimage continuing to bear fruit

by John Stegeman Hundreds of people participated in the 2021 Marian Pilgrimage that traveled from Russells Point, OH, to Downtown Cincinnati in celebration of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s bicentennial. The 300-mile walk over 33 days was more than a public witness of our region’s Catholic faith—the sight of the Blessed …
June 1: St. Justin Martyr

“We are slain with the sword, but we increase and multiply; the more we are persecuted and destroyed, the more are deaf to our numbers. As a vine, by being pruned and cut close, shoots forth new suckers, and bears a greater abundance of fruit; so is it with us.” …
Beacons of Light: Foundational Principles #5: Stewardship

This article is the fifth in a series covering each of the six foundational principles of Beacons of Light, the pastoral planning process of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. “My need to give is more important than the parish’s need to receive.” A few years ago, I heard a priest share …
Tabernacle stolen from Brooklyn parish church

by CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, May 29, 2022 / 16:33 pm A tabernacle has been stolen from St. Augustine Catholic Church in the Park Slope neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough. The Diocese of Brooklyn said May 29 that “the Holy Eucharist housed inside the Tabernacle was thrown all …
Vatican unveils schedule for the 2022 World Meeting of Families in June

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 31, 2022 / 09:05 am The Vatican published the official schedule for the 10th World Meeting of Families on Tuesday. The international gathering of Catholic families will be held in Rome on June 22-26 with the participation of the pope and a performance by the Italian …
Two-mile procession June 19 to launch Eucharistic revival in Detroit archdiocese

by Gabriella Patti / Detroit Catholic Detroit, Mich., May 30, 2022 / 12:00 pm Belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist is waning among professed Catholics, and the U.S. bishops are trying to do something about it. According to a 2019 Pew Research Center study, roughly two-thirds …