Aug. 8-10. For girls ages 8-14. The Children of Mary Sisters invite youth to be “Torchbearers of Divine Love.” Retreat includes Mass, Adoration, and praying the Divine Office;  games and activities emphasizing the beauty of the feminine. Learn how to relate to one another “In Persona Maria,” radiating Christ to all. “We pray …

Aug. 7-10. For girls ages 14-18. The Children of Mary Sisters invite youth to be “Torchbearers of Divine Love.” Retreat includes Mass, Adoration, and praying the Divine Office;  games and activities emphasizing the beauty of the feminine. Learn how to relate to one another “In Persona Maria,” radiating Christ to all. “We pray …

Celebrate the Centennial of Our Lady of Fatima’s appearances in Portugal at Her shrine at Indian Lake in Russel’s Point — once the largest statue of Mary in the world, and still one of the largest. Begins at 11 am with a Eucharistic procession from St. Mary of the Woods …

Archdiocese of Cincinnati Office of the Archbishop 100 East Eighth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-421-3131 Ext. 2810 June 8, 2017 My Dear Friends in Christ, One of the most precious freedoms we have as Americans is the religious liberty guaranteed by the First Amendment to our Constitution. Concerned about increasing …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Josephine von Dohlen WASHINGTON (CNS) — After almost 12 years as an Episcopal priest, Deacon Jonathan Erdman entered into full communion with the Catholic Church along with his family in 2016 and a year later, he is becoming a Catholic priest. He will be ordained …

By tradition, Catholics take part in a Corpus Christi procession following mass, through the streets of a neighborhood near their parish, and pray and sing during the passage. The Eucharist, known as the Blessed Sacrament, is placed in a monstrance and is held aloft by a member of the clergy …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Northwest Catholic By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Maybe it’s no surprise the Seattle Archdiocese is sending a delegation of 12, as in the number of apostles, to the “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America” in Orlando, Florida, July 1-4. Deacon Eric Paige, …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Sean Gallagher, The Criterion By John Shaughnessy INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — At a time when an estimated 50 percent of Catholics 30 and younger no longer identify with their religion, the U.S. bishops June 14 discussed the need to reverse that trend and why the consultation process for the …

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People cannot sit back and be indifferent or unresponsive to growing poverty in the world as a privileged minority accumulates “ostentatious wealth,” Pope Francis said. “God created the heavens and the earth for all; yet sadly some have erected barriers, walls and fences, …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Colleen Dulle WASHINGTON (CNS) — Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch, renowned for his ecumenical efforts, addressed a Washington gathering of Catholic and Lutheran leaders striving for unity. Cardinal Koch’s speech took place May 30 at “The 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s Posting of the Ninety-Five Theses …