IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters By Zita Ballinger Fletcher WASHINGTON (CNS) — Sexual assault victims say they were hurt not only by individual priests, but by church officials and ordinary Catholics who treated them with intolerance and indifference. Four survivors of sexual assaults by priests shared their stories with Catholic …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Agustin Marcarian By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) — The Argentine Senate voted against a bill that would have decriminalized abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Senators voted 38-31 against the measure early Aug. 9 following a 15-hour debate. The measure had been approved in June …

St. Mary of the Woods will hold a Eucharistic procession from the parish church to the Shrine at Russells Point at 11 a.m., followed by a Family Fun Day. Contact parish for schedule and more information.

By Gail Finke As a scorching summer burns to a close, thoughts turn from camps and concerts to school, fall sports, and programs organized around the academic year.      Summer youth programs at parishes, schools, and organizations – many that have long histories, others new and fast-growing – have …

By Walt Schaefer In long-established parishes, family trees point to lasting loyalty. At the same time, these maps of generations can also hint at a healthy future.      So it is at St. James the Greater in White Oak, which traces its roots to the German families who founded …

By Sharon Semanie Families whose names included Timmerman, Essers and Schmitz were among pioneer neighbors in rural Mercer County instrumental in building St. Paul Catholic Church in Sharpsburg, southeast of Fort Recovery. The original wooden-framed church built in 1868 cost $1,000, measured only 30 x 40 sq. ft., was 20 …

Awake Junior High Camps:  Youth Evangelization and Discipleship Director Brad Bursa calls these “pre-evangelization” opportunities concentrating on building community, especially within youth groups. Because the Christian life is difficult to lead in isolation and young people are often isolated, Bursa said, the camps are meant to give students from grade …

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Benedictine Sister Sr. Martha Feder on July 23, 2018 at St. Walburg Monastery Chapel. Sister Martha, 95, died July 14. She was a Benedictine Sister of St. Walburg Monastery for 74 years. A native of Latonia, Kentucky, Sister Martha served as an …

Aug. 31-Sept. 1 The Foundation’s annual Days of Prayer and Mercy event will feature Matthew Leonard. Speaker, author, podcaster, filmmaker, and St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology Vice President Matthew Leonard, a convert to Catholicism and former missionary to Latin America, Matthew appears frequently on radio and television, hosts “The …

The CT crew visited St. Ann Church in Groesbeck this weekend, where parishioners are in the middle of their annual St. Ann novena and celebrated with an ice cream social. The novena includes nine days of Masses and prayers with a relic of St. Ann, the mother of Mary. It ends …