A statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus inside the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome, Italy. June 9, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA
WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited the faithful to join him in a moment of prayer on Good Friday (April 10) to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart.. . . Praying together as a nation, …

by Mary Farrow Denver, Colo., Apr 9, 2020 / 04:30 am (CNA).- Foster care is a difficult business in the best of times. Social workers must ensure that children in need are given loving and safe homes, while trying to help them maintain contact and a relationship with their biological …

Washington D.C., Apr 8, 2020 / 01:30 pm (CNA).- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has canceled its Spring General Assembly due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The assembly, one of the two annual gatherings of the bishops of the United States, was scheduled to be held June 10-12 …

Damage to St. Mary of Czestochowa in New Kensington on April 8, 2020. Credit: Brian C. Rittmeyer/triblive.com
CNA Staff, Apr 8, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- A Catholic church in the Diocese of Greensburg was among the buildings heavily damaged by a tornado in western Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning. Much of the roof of St. Mary of Czestochowa church was blown off during strong winds and heavy …

by Walt Schaefer There’s a knack to turning the complexities of academic thought and making the intricacies of Church teaching understandable to the population in the pews. Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk had it. His 15 books, his homilies, even his work post Vatican II translating the Latin Scriptures into English, …

Sister Irene Holz CPPS. Holz, Sister Irene, 92, died peacefully on April 6 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born March 1928 in Cleveland, OH, and entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, OH, February 14, 1957. She faithfully served God’s people for 63 yrs. in Virginia, Michigan, Indiana, …

As Badin High School wraps up four weeks of online school this week heading into Easter break on Good Friday, Principal Brian Pendergest said he was pleased with the efforts of all concerned. “None of us have ever been in a situation like this,” Pendergest noted. “Our faculty and students …

Two of CISE’s most important leaders, Don Neyer and Harry Santen, have been named 2020 Greatest Living Cincinnatians. The award by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce is generally considered to be the finest honor given to Cincinnatians. The honor to Don and Harry has special significance to CISE as …

by Mark Danis The one thing the six elderly priests considered more difficult than carrying a wheelchairbound man down a flight of stairs was attempting to do so against his will. The 89-year-old Father John made it clear he was not going to be moved to the basement of Tabor …

A Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 8 at 10 a.m. at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral for Frontline Workers of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fr. Steve Angi, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Police Chaplain will be the celebrant for the Mass. He will impart a special …