34th Annual Pro-Life Procession Marks Roe v. Wade
By Gail Finke Tom Condit outlined three encouraging trends at the 34th annual Cincinnati Pro-life Rosary Procession and Rally Saturday. The attorney and long-time pro-life activist said a surprising first year for the Trump administration, the dwindling number of abortion clinics in the United States, and the growing numbers of …
Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School Principal Announces Retirement
Sister Anne Schulz to Retire at End of 2018-19 School Year Liberty Township, OH (January 22, 2018) –Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School (MTCES) Principal and CEO Sister Anne Schulz, C.PP.S., announced that she will retire at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. Sister Anne has been Principal of the …
At Lima Mass for 1.3 million, Pope Francis preaches message of hope
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Barbara J. Fraser LIMA, Peru (CNS) — Pope Francis took his message of hope to this sprawling, dusty capital of Peru, celebrating Mass within view of the rocky, waterless Andean slopes where most of the city’s poorest residents live. The day’s Scripture readings, in which Jonah …
A super cookoff at St. John Neumann Parish
On January 20, an enlightening evening of cooking took place before a sold-out crowd at St. John Neumann Parish. The stars of the show were Father Leo Patalinghug, guest chef from Baltimore Maryland, and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s own Father Kyle Schnippel. Born in the Philippines and raised in Baltimore, Father …
Update: Pope meets Chilean abuse victims; controversy over bishop continues
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — Pope Francis met in private Jan. 16 with survivors of sexual abuse by Chilean clergy, a Vatican spokesman said, but his actions threatened to be overshadowed by controversy over a Chilean bishop. Greg Burke, the spokesman, said the pope …
A Snowy Day in the Desert of… Dayton?
A look back at another snowy day, this one in December, when it the Downtown Dayton Parishes held a Live Nativity in the parking lot of Holy Trinity Church. Children portraying the people in the Nativity story bundled up against temperatures in the 20s, but the live animals (including the camels) …
Every child ‘a precious gift from God,’ Trump tells pro-life rally
IMAGE: CNS/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — In remarks broadcast to the March for Life from the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump said that his administration “will always defend the very first right in the Declaration of Independence, and that is the right to life.” …
Pope Francis calls for church with ‘Amazonian and indigenous’ face
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Barbara J. Fraser PUERTO MALDONADO, Peru (CNS) — Pope Francis called on indigenous people of the Amazon to work with missionaries and bishops to shape a church with an “Amazonian and indigenous” face. The pope pledged the church’s “whole-hearted option for the defense of life, the …
Cardinal invokes Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in march vigil homily
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York invoked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during a homily at the Jan. 18 Mass that opened the National Prayer Vigil for Life. Like “Pastor King,” as Cardinal Dolan referred to …
