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.

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 …

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 …

*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, …

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 …

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 …

    “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 …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Nov 11, 2020 / 08:30 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis blessed a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal at the end of his Wednesday general audience. The statue will soon begin to travel around Italy as part of an evangelization initiative …

The following individuals and organizations were distinguished as the Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio “Partners in Hope”: • The Freestore Foodbank – Cincinnati, for its exceptional mobilization of food to pantries throughout the region, including Catholic Charities which has been able to distribute over 200,000 meals in the first six months …