Catholic climate groups vow to maintain pressure after COP25 failures
IMAGE: CNS photo/Nacho Doce, Reuters By Jonathan Luxmoore OXFORD, England (CNS) — Catholic campaigners voiced frustration over a lack of progress at U.N. climate talks in Spain, but vowed to step up demands for firmer international action. "It’s disappointing there’s still a huge gap between what people on the streets …
Creches tell the Nativity story using materials, symbols of local culture
IMAGE: CNS photo/Katie Rutter By Katie Rutter DAYTON, Ohio (CNS) — Each culture, if not every home, has its own unique rendition of the Nativity. The Christ child may lay on a manger made from materials as diverse as wax, blown glass, yarn, papier-mache and terra cotta. Mary might don …
Death penalty foes applaud message of new movie ‘Just Mercy’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Warner Bros By Mark Pattison ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CNS) — The upcoming movie "Just Mercy" "has the potential to wake up out of a slumber the part of society that either doesn’t believe the death penalty is still in practice or chooses to ignore it," according to two leaders …
Partnership Keeps Price Hill School Open
by Joe Bride A dynamic new partnership between the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Catholic Inner-City, Schools Education Fund (CISE) and Seton Education Partners will ensure the continued operation of Resurrection School in Price Hill. While Resurrection has been a CISE supported school for just under 200 students, the changing nature of …
St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Marks 50th Anniversary of Church Building
by Eileen Connelly, OSU Amid the traffic and hustle and bustle of the Kenwood shopping district, the spires of St. Vincent Ferrer Church are a beacon of faith and hope to passers-by. Members of the faith community celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the current church building during a special Mass …
Pope tells his elderly peers the prayers of the old are powerful
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the eve of his 83rd birthday, Pope Francis met with a group of his peers — although many were a few years younger — and told them that "old age is a time of grace." "Grandparents, who have received …
Prayers as we end Advent 2019
As we’re just a week away from Christmas, Here are some prayers for your family. The O’Antiphons: The Roman Church has been singing the “O” Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antiphons that accompany the Magnificat canticle of Evening Prayer from December 17-23. They are a …
175 Years in America: Celebrating the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Maria Stein
by Susie Bergman On a beautiful autumn day, the trees and sky brilliant with God’s magnificent artistry, approximately 40 Sisters of the Precious Blood gathered at their congregation’s original motherhouse in Maria Stein, OH, for a special celebration. These Sisters, along with friends, family and local faithful, came together to …
Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from Lincoln diocese
Lincoln, Neb., Dec 13, 2019 / 12:34 pm (CNA).- Bishop James Conley announced Friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as Bishop of Lincoln, Neb. “I have been medically diagnosed with depression and anxiety, along with chronic insomnia and debilitating tinnitus, which is a …
