St. Vincent de Paul Society celebrates 150th anniversary in Cincinnati
The St. Vincent de Paul Society celebrated its 150th anniversary on March 26. When the doors opened as they always do at 8 a.m., and society neighbors began to come in for assistance, the lobby of the Liz Carter Outreach Center was decorated with balloons, and they were asked to …
Busca al Señor por el Arzobispo Dennis M. Schnurr
La Arquidiócesis de Cincinnati ordena hombres al sacerdocio cada mayo. Este es también un mes popular para bodas. Esa es probablemente, una apropiada coincidencia. El Matrimonio y las Ordenes Sagradas (que incluyen el diaconado permanente) son sacramentos importantes que, según el Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, consagran a los destinatarios …
Join the Novena for Deacons
On April 27th, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will celebrate the ordination of 3 men to the transitional diaconate and 15 men to the permanent diaconate! This will be a day of great joy for the Catholic Church in our community! Join us in prayer as these men prepare for Ordination …
As refugee child, she knew no English; now as teen, she’s poetry champ
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Oregon Arts Commission By Katie Scott PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — Belise Nishimwe remembers what it’s like to feel voiceless. Born in a refugee camp in Tanzania, she came to Portland at age 5 unable to speak or understand English. She couldn’t pass her first year of kindergarten. …
Balkans visit: Pope to touch sensitive issues of ecumenism, migration
IMAGE: CNS photo/Alexandros Avramidis, Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will head to the Eastern periphery of Europe May 5-7, visiting Bulgaria and North Macedonia, both predominantly Orthodox countries with a small, but active Catholic minority. Christians in both nations claim the great 9th-century evangelizers, Sts. …
Jesus replaced law of revenge with law of love, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The scales of justice cannot solve everything, especially when it comes to stopping a cycle of evil vengeance, Pope Francis said. "Evil knows revenge and if it is not halted, it risks spreading, suffocating the whole world," he …
Bishop says ‘love of Christ’ compels him to proclaim Gospel of life
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Kurt Jensen WASHINGTON (CNS) — Preservation of the family, marriage and the unborn were the main themes of the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington April 23. "Faith in the crucified and risen Christ shields us from two cold …
Volunteer gardener at crisis maternity home provides balm for the wounded
IMAGE: CNS photo/John Farmer de la Torre, Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Outside of a week or two in the darkest days of winter, it’s always gardening season for Jana Hukriede. A key volunteer at Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri’s LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home …
Curia reforms put priority on evangelization, synodality, cardinals say
By Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — The proposed apostolic constitution for reforming and governing the Roman Curia is expected to emphasize the church’s missionary mandate with the creation of a "super-dicastery" merging two offices dedicated to evangelization. "The main point of the new apostolic constitution is that the church’s mission …
Obituary: Sr. Raphael Grueter
Sr. Raphael (Rosemary) Grueter, OSU, died peacefully at Mt. Notre Dame Health Center on April 12, 2019, at the age of 92. Beloved member of the Ursulines of Brown County for 75 years. Sr. Raphael is the dear sister of Gerald Grueter (the late Sue) of Birmingham, MI. Special aunt …
