Pope Francis offers condolences to Benedict XVI following his brother’s death
Vatican City, Jul 2, 2020 / 05:10 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis offered his condolences to Benedict XVI Thursday following the death of his brother. In a letter to the pope emeritus dated July 2, the pope expressed his “heartfelt sympathy” after the death of Msgr. Georg Ratzinger July 1 …
‘Soft despotism’ of anti-Catholicism on the rise, USCCB religious liberty chair warns
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 1, 2020 / 12:10 pm MT (CNA).- The new leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops on religious liberty has warned of a “soft despotism” of religious intolerance in the U.S. Archbishop Thomas Wenski told CNA that “new Jacobins” are driving Catholics from the …
Cardinal Dolan: Amid statue toppling, let’s avoid a cultural revolution
CNA Staff, Jul 1, 2020 / 11:22 am MT (CNA).- Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York wrote Sunday that the destruction of monuments is detrimental to the knowledge of history, and warned against a ‘cultural revolution’ like that of China under Mao Zedong. “God forbid we’d go through a cultural …
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral reopens to pilgrims
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jul 1, 2020 / 08:00 am MT (CNA).- Pilgrims can walk the Camino de Santiago once again as the pilgrimage’s destination, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, reopened its doors Wednesday. The cathedral, pilgrim welcome center, and public hostels along the Spanish pilgrimage route reopened …
Help with unexpected pregnancies: Elizabeth’s New Life Center Opens in Dayton
by Sister Eileen Connelly, OSU A 14-year-old girl in distress recently visited Elizabeth’s New Life Center (ENLC) with her aunt and boyfriend. Olivia was visibly upset as she shared that her family was forcing her to consider an abortion and threatening to kick her out of the house if she …
Thank you from the Superintendent
by Susie Gibbons “I thank my God whenever I think of you; and every time I pray for all of you, I pray with joy, remembering how you have helped to spread the Good News from the day you first heard it up to the present.” – Philippians 1:3-6 Since …
A Closer Look: Religious Freedom is rooted in duty, not rights
In America, July is the month of freedom, as we celebrate the anniversary of our nation’s Declaration of Independence. But while the July 4th holiday officially commemorates national political sovereignty, we are more likely to think about liberty in terms of individual autonomous rights. Independence Day encomiums have more to …
The Priests’ Personnel Office Announces Assignments
Effective June 22, 2020 Most Rev. Joseph Binzer, Program Coordinator: Services for Senior Clergy; Director of Health and Hospital Ministries, and Hospital Chaplaincy. Reverend Father John Mark Solitario, OP, Parochial Vicar of St. Gertrude Parish, Maderia. Effective July 1, 2020 Father Eric Roush, Pastor of Nativity of Our Lord, Cincinnati, …
St. Joseph Orphanage and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati separate
As of yesterday, July 1, 2020, St. Joseph Orphanage is an independent behavioral health, child welfare and educational treatment agency separate from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. St. Joseph Orphanage was founded by Bishop Edward D. Fenwick in 1829 in collaboration with four Sisters of Charity who came to Cincinnati from …
Seek the Lord: Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr
It is almost impossible to exaggerate the devastating effect social isolation has had in recent months on our lives as citizens, as workers and as members of a faith community for whom communal worship is a defining practice. At the same time, however, it has been heartening to hear stories …
