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The Catholic Telegraph

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

DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – July 10, 2018– Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Loretto Burke died July 2, 2018, at the age of 96 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. Sister Loretto was born Mary Burke, the fifth of seven children on May 23, 1922, …

Dayton Right to Life is sponsoring the 6th annual Hausfeld ND2UD Ride for Life, a 240 mile cycling ride for life. The ride begins on Saturday, July 28 at 8:30 a.m. on the beautiful campus of Notre Dame University. Day 1 takes you from the University of Notre Dame to …

Instructions for a life of love This column first appeared in our July, 2018 print edition It started out quite innocently. I was giving a talk to seventh-grade confirmation students and their parents at a parish. I was speaking about knowing your Catholic faith and sharing it with your child.  …

Congratulations to the winners of this month’s reader Mary Garden contest — and to our first ever honorable mention photographer. The contest runs for one more month and entries are being accepted now. A gift card for $50 will be sent to the first place winner; second and third place …

By Gail Finke Hundreds of people traveled from across the country to Cincinnati, many with large families in tow, for the Couple to Couple League’s conference on the 50thanniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical on birth control. Now lauded as prophetic by many conservatives and social scientists, the encyclical titled …

It was all smiles at St. Francis DeSales. From left to right Mrs. Pam Forte and Ms. Greta Brandon(cook, School Receptionist and mother and grandmother to many SFDS alumni (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)
It was a busy first half of 2018 in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Check out the half year in pictures:

A shorter version of this story appeared in our July, 2018 print edition. The eighth Ohio Historical Marker in Auglaize County debuted on May 8 when Father Patrick Sloneker and church historian Mike Gerlich unveiled the sign marking the site of Sts. Peter and Paul Church. The mother church of …

This year’s Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) has exceeded its $5 million goal with $5,183,892 million pledged to the Appeal so far from over 26,500 households in the Archdiocese. The CMA is the annual archdiocesan effort to provide funding for six critical regional ministries: • Seminary and Vocations • Catholic Charities …

Franciscan Brother Casey Cole will lead a two-night parish mission about where God is calling you. He will preach all weekend Masses, then present two talks on Monday and Tuesday evening.: Monday, 7pm: “We Are All Called” Tuesday, 7pm: “What Happens After Saying Yes to God” Click here for a …

Goodbye Mass ends in tears, laughter; new school to open in fall This story first appeared in our July, 2018 print edition By Eileen Connelly, OSU Hundreds of members of the McAuley High School community, including alumnae, students, parents, faculty, and friends came together May 27 for a final Mass …