People helping people is what attracted actor to ‘God Friended Me’
IMAGE: CNS photo/CBS Entertainment By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Television audiences may recall seeing actor Joe Morton as Eli Rowan Pope, the father of professional Washington fixer Olivia Pope, on the hit series “Scandal.” With “Scandal” having ended last season, Morton was left with nothing to do. But a …
School News: $25,000 Grant from Charles H. Dater Foundation Supports Counseling Program at DePaul Cristo Rey
Recognizing DePaul Cristo Rey High School’s “commitment to enriching the lives of children,” the Charles H. Dater Foundation has awarded the school a $25,000 grant for DPCR’s counseling program. DePaul Cristo Rey’s counseling program recognizes that many factors lead to school success so counselors assist students with any personal, academic …
Update: Scandals create outrage, but there is time for conversion, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden TALLINN, Estonia (CNS) — In what is probably the least religious country in Europe, Pope Francis said he is surprised by how many people hold firm to their faith despite all the sexual abuse and financial scandals in the Catholic Church. “We know …
A picture says a thousand words: Badin Homecoming Court
The king and queen will be crowned Friday night, Sept. 28, at halftime of the Rams’ Homecoming football game against Dayton Carroll at Virgil Schwarm Stadium in Hamilton. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. A Homecoming parade will precede the game, departing from the Hamilton Freshman School at 6 p.m. Badin’s …
School News: Elder High School Senior Named National Merit Semifinalist
Parker Niehaus a product of school’s Honors Program PRICE HILL, CINCINNATI, OH – Elder High School senior, Parker Niehaus, has been named a 2019 National Merit Semifinalist. Over 1.6 million juniors in about 22,000 high schools from across the country took the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) …
Precious Blood Sister LaKesha Church professes first vows
DAYTON, Ohio — “Joy” was the theme of the day as Sister LaKesha Church pronounced first vows as a Sister of the Precious Blood on Aug. 25 in the chapel at Salem Heights, the congregational residence. During his homily, Father Ken Pleiman, CPPS, identified three words from the day’s readings …
Today is ‘hour of the laity,’ Archbishop Gomez tells Encuentro delegates
By Norma Montenegro Flynn GRAPEVINE, Texas (CNS) — Hispanic Catholic leaders are living an important moment in the history of the Catholic church in the U.S. and are called to rise and continue the work of building the church, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said Sept. 23. He made …
Maribel Trujillo Diaz comes home.
Last year, Maribel Trujillo-Diaz was deported after several rounds in court proceedings. Maribel, a wife, a mother of four was an active member of St. Julie Billiart Parish in Hamilton. This past weekend, Maribel Trujillo Diaz has been reunited with her family after 17 months of separation. Last year many organizations …
Relics of beloved 20th Century Saint on display in Cincinnati for 1 Day
What: Saint Padre Pio relics tour in Cincinnati, Ohio When: Wednesday Oct. 3, 2018 7:30 A.M. Rite of Reception 8:00 A.M. – 6:30 P.M. Pilgrims venerating relics 7:00 P.M. Mass to honor St. Pio celebrated by Archbishop Schnurr Where: St. Peter in Chains Cathedral; 325 W. 8th St. Cincinnati, OH …
Update: Pope in Lithuania: Don’t let anti-Semitism, hatred resurge
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VILNIUS, Lithuania (CNS) — Outside the former KGB headquarters in Vilnius, Pope Francis ended a day of paying homage to victims of totalitarianism and of warning Lithuanians to be attentive to any signs of anti-Semitism or hatred. The walls of the KGB building …