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The Catholic Telegraph

Founded in 1831, The Catholic Telegraph is the official news source of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

My Dear Friends in Christ, The Catholic Church globally, including this Archdiocese locally, has consistently and outspokenly urged all nations to protect the lives and dignities of migrants and to establish orderly immigration systems. For too long now, the crisis of migrants having to flee dire poverty and appalling violence …

In Today’s Video, Father Mike points out five things the Church can learn from one of the latest fitness crazes, Crossfit: 1. In Crossfit gyms, you’re seen, you’re known, and you’re missed when you’re not there. How often does someone stop coming to church without us even noticing? 2. Crossfit …

That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation,* among whom you shine like lights in the world. Philippians 2:15 (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)
The Petersburg Parishes will kick off a Year of Discipleship on August 15, 2019 with a candlelit Marian Rosary Procession through the streets of Botkins, Ohio after the 7:30 pm Mass for the Feast of the Assumption at Immaculate Conception Church. The procession will try to imitate the processions that …

The sun is setting earlier and earlier, and it’s that time of year where students are returning to school. Elder in Price Hill and Mercy McAuley in College Hill held there Freshman Orientation earlier this week.

A Franciscan, Dominican, and a Jesuit walk into a bar… As Catholics, having a sense of humor is part of being Christian. We are able to laugh at ourselves and make fun of each other in love. Here are eight jokes, told by Father Casey Cole, about being religious that …

Twenty-two years ago, as I lie in intensive care in a hospital in Rome after brain surgery, I didn’t know who I was. Because of the swelling during surgery, I was without a thought or memory in my mind, and unable to speak; like an infant child. Then a woman …

Sister Mary Imelda, center, and the crew that makes her spaghetti sauce, left to right, Mark Piotrowski, Germane Thomas, Linda Calhoun, Michael Jones, David Houze, Tay Greer, and Robert Miller. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)
By Erin Schurenberg and Eileen Connelly, OSU Imagine it: 6,000 meatballs, 150 pounds of prepared spaghetti noodles and 165 gallons of sizzling tomato sauce. This was the scene on a warm June Saturday afternoon at St. Paul’s Archbishop Leibold Home in Clifton. The event was the ninth annual spaghetti dinner …

DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – Aug. 10, 2019 – Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Patricia McNally died Aug. 2, 2019, at the age of 93 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility for the Sisters of Charity. Sister Patricia was born on Oct. 25, 1925, to John and Elizabeth (Milhouse) McNally …

By Erin Schurenberg I feel like my education has both instilled me with strong values and sheltered me in positive ways,” said Allie Gardner Allie Gardner, incoming sophomore and class president at Mount Notre Dame (MND) High School in Cincinnati. Allie’s strong faith and belief in Catholic education have been …

On Saturday, August 10th from 7:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m., Holy Trinity Catholic Church will have a Holy Hour of Healing and Peace for all victims of violence and for our community. All are welcome to join.