Holy Spirit ‘brings order to our frenzy,’ pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a world of conflict and division and a culture of insult, people need to live filled with the Holy Spirit, who is the only one capable of bringing harmony and unity to diversity, Pope Francis said. "Those who live …
Seize the Moment Fathers can learn much from man who never spoke in Gospels

June is the month for celebrating fathers. Father’s Day is June 16 this year. We grow up hearing that the model father is St. Joseph, and this is true. But what can we learn from a man who never is quoted in the Gospels? Let’s take a closer look at …
Bishops urged to pass ‘effective’ policies on accountability, transparency
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — When the bishops gather in Baltimore starting June 11, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, said he’s "hopeful we will have some progress made in moving the football" on the church’s response to the abuse crisis by approving …
Today’s Video: Pentecost

What happened at Pentecost? Why is it called the Church’s birthday? How does the Holy Spirit help us today? Check out the video
Bishops take another try at addressing abuse, accountability among their own
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Greg Erlandson WASHINGTON (CNS) — When the bishops gather in Baltimore June 11-14, their meeting will be anything but pro forma. Instead, they will have some major decisions to make that may determine how quickly they are able to rebuild trust with their fellow Catholics …
Toronto Raptors’ player took a shot at priesthood training
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory Shamus-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Pascal Siakam was in his young teens attending a minor seminary in Cameroon — and mostly playing soccer in his free time — he likely never imagined he’d be playing in the NBA Finals. Studying …
Celebrating our Catholic School Principals

The Catholic Schools office in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati held their Awards Ceremony at the May Principals’ meeting. St. JOHN THE BAPTIST AWARD 2019 Jeff Fulmer, Principal – St. James the Greater & Corey Stoops, Principal – Guardian Angels Education is an evolving science and it is important that principals …
Cardinal Pell returns to prison to await ruling on appeal
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) — Cardinal George Pell was taken back to prison June 6 at the end of a two-day hearing on his appeal of his conviction on five counts of child sexual abuse. A three-judge panel from the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court …
Non-news nuggets: Papal news conferences yield little tidbits, too
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ inflight news conferences are arguably less newsy than when his pontificate began, mostly because he has been insisting the past few years that most of the questions refer to the trip that is concluding. But, looking back …
Today’s Video: Fitting in at Church

In Today’s Video, Perhaps you’ve felt the temptation to be a cookie-cutter Catholic, one who does all the Catholic things that other Catholics are doing because they think … well … that’s what makes us Catholic. But comparison is kind of like the cousin of envy, Fr. Mike says. If we …