Gift of fidelity in marriage, priesthood is possible, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Unity and fidelity are indispensable cornerstones of Christian marriage, Pope Francis said. Having two people generously come together as one and pledge lifelong faithful love must be not only "adequately explained to future newlyweds," these values also require the …
A look at the Catholic Schools Week Mass at the Cathedral
Bishop Joseph Binzer celebrated the Catholic Schools Week Mass at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral on January 29, 2019.
Pakistan Supreme Court upholds blasphemy acquittal of Asia Bibi
IMAGE: CNS photo/Punjab Governor House handout via EPA By ISLAMABAD (CNS) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court upheld its acquittal of a Pakistani Catholic woman sentenced to hang for blasphemy. Asia Bibi, a mother of five, is now free to leave Pakistan and is expected to join her family in Canada, where …
SISTER OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR PROFESSES FINAL VOWS
Sister Sarah Cieplinski professed final vows at Mount Notre Dame on December 29, 2018 CINCINNATI – Sister Sarah Cieplinski, Sister of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN), professed final vows at Mount Notre Dame in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 29. Sarah joined the SNDdeN community in 2008, and spent the next …
School of Faith teaches teachers faith formation
Educators in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are learning to teach what they believe. Since its inception four years ago, 17 Catholic elementary schools, including three high schools, have embraced School of Faith, a program aimed at providing personal faith development to teachers and staff. “You can’t give …
Catholic Schools Week Mass in Dayton has been cancelled
The Catholic Schools week Mass for students from Dayton and the Northern Region at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30, at St. Luke in Beavercreek has been cancelled.
Today’s Video Catholic Schools Week Special Edition: Meet Kevin Hall
In Today’s Video, meet Kevin Hall. He’s a St. Rita School for the deaf graduate, where he received a rich foundation in school and faith, to go on to win the Big Ten Championship in golf at The Ohio State University, and now on tour with the PGA. Here’s his …
Mexico offers visas to caravan members, but plan remains controversial
IMAGE: CNS photo/Alexandre Meneghini, Reuters By David Agren CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (CNS) — At this normally bustling border crossing between Mexico and Guatemala, Central American migrants — part of a caravan that set out Jan. 15 from San Pedro Sula, Honduras — sat patiently on folding chairs in the shade. …
Steinfels: Grand jury report needed thorough review, which no one had done
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Fordham University By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Upon first hearing in August of the findings of a Pennsylvania grand jury about how Catholic clergy abused children and young people, veteran journalist Peter Steinfels was, like a lot other people — shocked and appalled. Soon, Steinfels told …
Steinfels: Grand jury report needed thorough review, which no one had done
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Fordham University By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Upon first hearing in August of the findings of a Pennsylvania grand jury about how Catholic clergy abused children and young people, veteran journalist Peter Steinfels was, like a lot other people — shocked and appalled. Soon, Steinfels told …