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Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr
Seek the Lord for March 2025

Each year during the season of Lent, the Church affords us the opportunity to rekindle our relationship with God, both as individuals and as a community of faith. These 40 days are a time set aside to pray more, to embrace a spirit of self-denial and sacrifice, and to work …
The Beauty of Ash Wednesday Video

There is a certain peace and beauty as we begin our Lenten Journey with Mass during Ash Wednesday. This video was released several years ago, and this year Ash Wednesday in March 5, 2025. Check out the video:
Out and About in the Archdiocese for February 2025

1) Admission to Candidacy Congratulations to our seminarians who were initiated in the Admission to Candidacy in December by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, with Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of the Columbus Diocese among the concelebrants. From the Archdiocese of Cincinnati: Nick Barsala and William Rannells. From the Diocese of Columbus: …
Art at the Cathedral

With its striking single spire that towers over downtown Cincinnati, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains stands as a testament to the faith of local Catholics, both past and present, and is truly an architectural treasure. Its exterior and grounds feature compelling images before one even enters. A …
Pope Francis appoints three new bishops to U.S. dioceses

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 12, 2025 / 13:45 pm The Vatican on Wednesday announced that Pope Francis had appointed three new bishops to dioceses in the United States. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Dioceses of Sioux City and Norwich all received new appointments, the Holy See said in a press statement. All …
Pope Francis Appoints Chicago’s Auxiliary Bishop Casey as Archbishop of Cincinnati

Pope Francis announced today that he has accepted the resignation of Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr from pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and has appointed Most Reverend Robert G. Casey, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as the 11th archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Archbishop-designate Casey …
Andrew Dinners

You’re Invited to The Annual Andrew Dinners! Join Archbishop Schnurr for an evening of food, fellowship and exploration of God’s call. The Andrew Dinners offer high school- and college-aged men a chance to share a meal with the archbishop while learning about discernment, seminary life and the priesthood. These events …
Seek the Lord for February 2025

We live in a culture which increasingly focuses on individuality and the immediacy of the here and now. Rarely do we elevate our gaze to the transcendent. Modern voices proclaim the self-identifying and self-determining individual as important above all else, rather than reserving that distinction for God. Western society is …
Catholic Schools Week 2024: Jan. 26 – Feb. 1

Catholic school students, teachers, and communities throughout the 19-county Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be celebrating the 51st annual Catholic Schools Week from January 28 through February 3 under the theme, “Catholic Schools: United in Faith and Community.” The 108 Catholic elementary and high schools in the archdiocese will mark the …
Cincinnati’s Basilica

When the official announcement was made on Aug. 15, 2020, the Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that Pope Francis had granted the title of Minor Basilica to the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains in downtown Cincinnati, it was a moment of great joy for its …