Obituary: Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Julia Mary Deiters dies at age 93

DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – Jan. 28, 2020 – Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Julia Mary Deiters died Jan. 24, 2020 at the age of 93 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. Sister Julia Mary was born Rosemary Julia Deiters on March 16, 1926, to …
Big hits, little-seen gems among 2019’s best movies and family films
IMAGE: CNS photo/Warner Bros By John Mulderig NEW YORK (CNS) — The year 2019 saw the release of quality films across a wide range of genres, from a comic book-based extravaganza and a family drama about a Chinese American clan to a crackerjack murder mystery. Family-friendly fare, meanwhile, saw extensions …
Catholic agencies disappointed by court’s order limiting immigrant aid
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court’s Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants’ use of government …
The Gospel is spread by joyful, not bitter Christians, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Bitter or boring evangelizers will not help the Gospel or the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said. The church and the Gospel will only "move forward with evangelizers (who are) joyful, full of life," the pope said Jan. 28. Christians …
Latest News from the Priests Personnel Office

The Priests’ Personnel Office announces the following New Assignments: Effective October 24, 2019 Father John Madanu, Archdiocese of Hyderabad, Parochial Vicar, St. Brigid, Xenia, St. Augustine, Jamestown, and St. Paul, Yellow Springs. Effective January 1, 2020 Father Ignatius Schweitzer, O.P., Parochial Vicar, St. Gertrude, Cincinnati. Effective February 1, 2020 Father …
At Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s parish, prayer and Masses for crash victims

Newport Beach, CA, Jan 27, 2020 / 03:25 pm (CNA).- Hours before he died Sunday, basketball superstar Kobe Bryant attended Mass at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach, California. His parish is now praying for his soul. Holy Mass was offered Monday at the parish for …
Obituary: Father Bruno Kremp, OFM

Father Bruno Kremp, OFM, died very peacefully January 25. He was 82 years old. Funeral arrangements: Saturday, February 1, 2020 at St. Clement Church 4536 Vine Street, St. Bernard, OH 45217 9:30 am – Reception of the body 11:00 am – Mass of Christian Burial Internment will take place following …
Federal judge says abortifacients lawsuit can proceed against Notre Dame
IMAGE: CNS illustration/handout, Irish 4 Reproductive Health By Ann Carey SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CNS) — A lawsuit to force the University of Notre Dame to provide free contraceptives and abortifacient drugs in its health plans will proceed after receiving a green light from a federal district court in South Bend. …
Update: Remembering Holocaust is ‘a duty,’ pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yad Vashem Archives via Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the past. …
Obituary: Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Rose Therese Wich dies at age 93

DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – Jan. 23, 2020 – Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Rose Therese Wich died Jan. 14, 2020, at the age of 93 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. Sister Rose Therese was born Rose Marie Wich on Aug. 26, 1926, to …