‘I couldn’t fix myself’: Bishop Conley opens up about mental health recovery

by Mary Farrow Denver Newsroom, Nov 14, 2020 / 03:45 am MT (CNA).- In December 2019, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln announced he was going on a medical leave of absence. Citing diagnoses of depression and anxiety, as well as chronic insomnia and debilitating tinnitus (a constant …
Delaware agrees to treat church services neutrally in settlement over COVID restrictions

CNA Staff, Nov 13, 2020 / 04:40 pm MT (CNA).- The governor of Delaware has settled a federal lawsuit over church-related COVID-19 restrictions, which he had imposed at the start of the pandemic in March. In exchange for dropping the lawsuit, Governor John Carney agreed this week that in any …
The Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving 175th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral

From the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the Mass, the symbols granted in virtue of the church’s designation as a minor basilica, the ombrellino and tintinnabulum, were processed in and enshrined.
China’s five-year plan proposal stresses eugenics in birth policy, says expert

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Nov 13, 2020 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- The Chinese government’s latest five-year plan proposal contains a birth policy with an emphasis on eugenics, a China scholar said this week. China, known for its decades-long one-child policy, is now looking to counter its aging population …
Religious freedom becoming ‘second tier right’ warns Supreme Court Justice

by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 13, 2020 / 11:30 am MT (CNA).- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has spoken of his concern that religious liberty is under threat in the United States. The justice spoke out on Thursday about a range of issues which, he said, were challenging …
Catholic Telegraph High School Open House Guide

*Click on High School for map Royalmont Academy 200 Northcrest Dr., Mason 45040 (513) 754-0555 www.royalmont.org Principal: Veronica Murphy Sunday, November 15, 2 – 4:30 p.m. Sunday, January 24, 2021, 2-4:30 p.m. St. Xavier High School 6000 W. North Bend Rd., Cincinnati 45224 (513) 761-7815 www.stxavier.org Principal: Terry Tyrrell Sunday, …
Tennessee governor delays execution of man with ‘intellectual disability’

CNA Staff, Nov 11, 2020 / 11:30 am MT (CNA).- The governor of Tennessee has delayed the execution of an intellectually disabled man due to the coronavirus pandemic. The execution of Pervis Payne was scheduled for December 3. It is now set for April 9, 2021. The bishops of Tennessee …
CISE grateful to many for rewriting the “Now”

by Cynthia Kenney For 40 years, Catholic Inner-city Schools Education (CISE) has been rewriting the futures of thousands of Cincinnati inner-city children. This year, all of us embrace this season of gratitude with extra gusto. Our small but mighty team, directed by Mabe Rodriquez, hit the ground running in March …
A Closer Look: The Purcell Brothers, Abolition and The Catholic Telegraph

“History” is not the accumulation of facts in the past, but rather what we say about, and the use we put to, those facts. This is not to say the facts are unimportant, nor should they be manipulated by the historian. A conscientious historian wants to be as …