University of Dayton hosts First Four in the NCAA Tournament
The Schedule for the 2019 NCAA First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Monday, March 18, 2019 5 – 8 PM: First Four Open Practices – University of Dayton Arena Tuesday, March 19, 2019 12 – 3 PM: First Four Open Practices – University of Dayton Arena 6:40 PM: 16 Prairie …
Pope leads pilgrims in prayer for victims of mosque attack
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on Christians to unite in prayer for the victims of two mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 50 people dead and dozens wounded in one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s …
Cardinal DiNardo hospitalized after ‘mild stroke’
Houston, Texas, Mar 16, 2019 / 06:33 pm (CNA).- The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference was hospitalized March 15 after suffering a mild stroke, according to a statement from the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, which has been led by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo since 2006. “It is expected that Cardinal DiNardo …
A Brief Examination of Conscience Based on the Ten Commandments
I am the Lord your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me. Have I treated people, events, or things as more important than God? You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. Have my words, actively or passively, put down God, the Church, …
Lenten Calendar
Lenten Calendar Monday, March 18 Lunch with the Lord Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. 325 W Eighth St., Cincinnati 45202 (513) 421-5354 After the 11:30am Mass in Synod Hall. Bring a lunch and a friend and have Lunch with the Lord! Drinks will be available for a donation. Regional …
Worn marble steps of Holy Stairs to be uncovered for public to climb
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For the first time in 300 years, the marble steps of the Holy Stairs will be free from the thick wooden panels installed in 1723 to protect the stairs and left uncovered for the public. For at least 40 …
At memorial Mass, CRS remembers four employees who died in plane crash
IMAGE: CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review By Paul McMullen BALTIMORE (CNS) — Approximately 480 men and women work at the Baltimore headquarters of Catholic Relief Services, the overseas aid and development agency of U.S. Catholics. None were more affected than Yishak "Isaac" Affin and Atli Moges by the March …
Purcell Marian Students go to Ecuador for Spring Break
The term “Spring Break” takes us to beaches, a week of fun, or simply a week to chill. This year, students from Purcell Marian High School in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati went out of their comfort zone and traveled to Ecuador to help the community there in some difficult task …
Update: After attacks, New Zealand bishops tell Muslims: ‘We hold you in prayer’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Martin Hunter, Reuters By Michael Otto AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CNS) — New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have expressed horror and distress at a terrorist attack in two mosques in Christchurch that saw at least 49 people killed. The shootings took place at or near the Al Noor Mosque, where …
Researcher: Difference between ‘considering leaving’ and ‘leaving’ church
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ed Langlois, Catholic Sentinel By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The headlines from a March 13 Gallup Poll about the growing number of U.S. Catholics who have thought about leaving the church because of the clergy abuse crisis did not faze one researcher of Catholic data too much. …