School News: Jones named Director of Communications and Marketing at McNicholas
Cincinnati, OH-McNicholas High School is pleased to announce that Anne Jones has been named Director of Communications and Marketing for the eastside coed Catholic high school. Jones brings to this role expertise that she has honed through experience at McNicholas as a marketing assistant, webmaster, yearbook advisor, and English teacher. …
Ex-chaplain to Pittsburgh Steelers named bishop of Youngstown, Ohio
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 17, 2020 / 06:00 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis Tuesday named Pittsburgh priest Fr. David J. Bonnar the next bishop of Youngstown, Ohio. Bonnar, 58, succeeds Bishop George Murry, S.J., who died June 5 from acute leukemia. The bishop-elect is pastor of St. Aidan …
Bishops call for prayer, fasting and reform as USCCB discusses McCarrick Report
by Ed Condon Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 17, 2020 / 04:00 am MT (CNA).- U.S. bishops called for prayer, fasting, and reform during a virtual discussion Monday on the Vatican’s McCarrick Report, which was published last week. The discussion came amid the opening day of a virtual fall meeting of …
USCCB 2020 fall meeting: Day 1 recap
CNA Staff, Nov 16, 2020 / 06:38 pm MT (CNA).- An emphasis on the need for healing, in both the Church and broader society, was prominent throughout the first day of the fall general assembly for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In his address Monday, Archbishop Jose Gomez …
‘We want Mass’: Catholics in France protest ban on public worship
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Nov 16, 2020 / 10:04 am MT (CNA).- Catholics in France gathered outside churches in multiple cities this weekend calling on the government to allow them to attend Mass during the national lockdown. Protests took place across France, including in Nantes, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Rennes, and …
Today’s Video: Catholic Church: Sell Everything and Give to the Poor?
The Catholic Church has a lot of money and real estate. Why doesn’t it sell it all and give to the poor? Check out Father Casey’s thoughts!
Coronavirus, vaccines, and Catholic ethics
By Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 8, 2020 / 07:00 am MT (CNA).- Production for a new coronavirus vaccine is speeding along, but if one is developed to fight the pandemic, ethical questions remain about its development, and who should receive it first. There are many workers in health …
Obituary: Sister Charmaine Grilliot, CPPS
Sister Charmaine Grilliot, 88, died peacefully Nov. 15 under the care of Hospice of Dayton. Born in 1932 in Dayton, she entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, OH, August 15, 1948. For 72 years, she faithfully served God and His people, and her religious congregation. Private services will …
St. William Preschool Recognized as a Quality Learning and Development Program
CINCINNATI,OHIO – In recognition of a commitment to quality and an ongoing dedication to the learning and development of children, St. William Preschool in Price Hill has received a Five-Star Step Up To Quality Award from the state of Ohio. Step Up To Quality is Ohio’s rating system for learning …
The Final Word with LaVerne Summerlin: Missionaries of the West End.
Holy Trinity Church and School (now the 5th Street I-75 South Exit ramp) was my parish, my place of solace. Why? Because of the missionary zeal of St. Katharine Drexel’s Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament; St. Daniel Comboni’s Missionaries; our parents and the seemingly ever present ethnically-diverse lay evangelists who …
