Community Gathers to Honor First Responders After Church Fire
Christ our Light Family of Parishes cordially invites members of the media to attend “Firemen & First Responders Thank You”, a special event taking place on Sunday, July 27, at St. John the Baptist Church, located at 8533 State Route 119, Maria Stein, Ohio. This gathering will include a prayer …
STRIKE OUT HUNGER: EXTRA INNINGS AT OAKLEY KROGER ON JULY 26
Thanks to everyone who stepped up to help us Strike Out Hunger at Great American Ballpark! Your generosity is already making a difference for families facing summer hunger. But it’s not over yet…we are heading into extra innings to Strike Out Hunger! Join St. Vincent de Paul Cincinnati at Oakley Kroger (4613 Marburg …
Gameday Mass Times
GameDay Mass Times Welcome Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays. !!! This weekend The Reds host the Rays on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27. First pitch on Saturday is 6:40 p.m., Sunday is at 1:40 p.m. Below are Mass times downtown to enhance your Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. and …
Family gives ‘Da Pope’ Chicago Bears T-shirt to Pope Leo XIV
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jul 21, 2025 / 14:06 pm A Chicago family vacationing in Rome is making headlines after a video of their encounter with Pope Leo XIV on Sunday went viral. Marcel and Ann Muñoz, along with their three children, met the pope after Mass on July …
Tattoo shop in Times Square is a ‘ministry for the Miraculous Medal’
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jul 21, 2025 / 06:00 am In the heart of New York City, nestled among the tall buildings of Times Square, sits a small tattoo shop with two 17-inch signs of the Miraculous Medal hanging outside the front door. Inside, walls of rosaries, crucifixes, and …
When a phone call becomes a prayer
A conversation between Pope Leo XIV and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, on the 56th anniversary of 56 the Moon landing, becomes a moment of prayer. The Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication reflects on how it underscores the sacredness of each and every life and the urgent call for peace in …
Back to School Should be a Time of Joy, Not Fear
August begins the annual ritual of children dragging their parents to the shopping mall for new clothes, backpacks and sneakers, in preparation for their return to classrooms, playgrounds and athletics fields. The nervous anticipation of going “back to school” is as common to the American experience of growing up as …
Amid deportations, Catholic clergy rally for immigrants
By Kate Quiñones CNA Newsroom, Jul 19, 2025 / 10:45 am From Detroit to California to Florida, Catholic clergy are rallying to show support and solidarity for immigrants facing deportations. While the Tennessee bishops and Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino recently granted dispensations to the Sunday Mass obligation for those who fear …
Pope Leo XIV: Summer is a time to savor prayerful moments with God
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jul 20, 2025 / 07:05 am Pope Leo XIV encouraged people on Sunday to embrace the summer season as a time to deepen their relationship with God through silence, reflection, and time spent with others. “Summer can be a providential time to experience the beauty and …
Catholic student wounded in Israeli strike: “Love is stronger than war”
Suhail Abo Dawood, a young Catholic student from Gaza seriously wounded in the Israeli attack on the Holy Family parish on Thursday, tells Vatican media that his condition is improving. “Love”, says the young man, who writes a column for the Holy See’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, “is stronger than war”. …
