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Ohio Legislature asked to reconsider action
By Steve Trosley The Catholic Telegraph The Catholic Conference of Ohio, on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of Ohio, have written a letter including a Reflection Statement on SB 310 — Ohioʼs alternative energy portfolio standards. The reflection provides a brief overview of Catholic Churchʼs teaching regarding care for creation, …
Archdiocese represents church position at immigration event
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Leaders from business, faith and law communities came together Aug. 28 for a pair of roundtable discussions on immigration at the Freedom Center in downtown Cincinnati. The event was sponsored by the Bibles, Badges, and Business (BBB) network, an alliance of conservative business, law …
Dismas Journey welcomes returning citizens
By Megan Walsh The Catholic Telegraph We’re all sinners in our own way,” said Tony Stieritz, director of the archdiocesan Catholic Social Action Office. “We’re all on this Dismas Journey together.”
Senate passes immigration bill; action praised locally
From Catholic News Service and Staff Reports WASHINGTON — The diverse coalition of faith, labor, business and civil rights activists who are trying to rework the nation’s immigration system celebrated the June 27 Senate passage of a massive reform bill.
Ohio Council of Churches issues statement on religious freedom
By Steve Trosley The Catholic Telegraph A refreshingly open and candid conversation about the HHS Mandate of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 has brought Ohio’s mainstream congregations into solidarity with their Catholic brothers and sisters.
More than 300 students celebrate 50th anniversary of Pacem in Terris at XU
By Jean Lim For The Catholic Telegraph How do you see yourself as hope to a world that desperately needs persons of faith to bring it closer to peace? That question was the focus of events at Xavier University on April 18 commemorating the 50th anniversary of Pacem in Terris …
Global Solidarity Conference focus is families
Nurturing families both in the United States and around the world and studying the issues that assault family life will be the focus of the seventh annual Catholic Relief Services Global Solidarity Conference. Adakole and Mary Beth Iduh, who met while working for Catholic Relief Services in Nigeria and later …
Partnership unites parishes in social action
April 30, 2012 Two parishes signed a “Covenant Partnership” on Epiphany Sunday bringing together two unlikely partners, Our Lady of Visitation, a predominately white parish from the west side of Hamilton County, and St. Leo, a small inner city parish whose members include immigrants from Guatemala and Burundi.
Catholic farmers share gifts and challenges of rural life
January 20, 2012 By Anna Robertson ARCHDIOCESE — Rural life is very much a part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and the St. Martin Deanery Catholic Rural Life Conference, which serves Adams, Brown, Clinton, Highland, and a portion of Clermont counties, seeks to make a number of Catholic social teaching …
Area faith leaders, groups address immigration issue
August 10, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr joined with other faith leaders within the Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati (MARCC) June 23 to publicly announce their shared principles and lend a moral voice to guide Ohio’s conversation on immigration.