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The Catholic Telegraph

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

Why palms? Why washing of the feet? How do we as Catholics celebrate Lent? In preparation for Holy Week, check out this 2 minute video

Editor, CEO, area civic leader receives lifetime achievement award  By Walt Schaefer William R. Burleigh, one of Cincinnati’s most esteemed journalists, was honored in February with the Salesian Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the Catholic  organization’s annual meeting.       Burleigh served a chief executive officer, president and chairman of …

The Diaz Family (File Photo)
Woman’s plight that made national news reconsidered By Walt Schaefer A January ruling by the United States Sixth District Court of Appeals remanded the deportation case of Fairfield resident Maribel Trujillo Diaz back to the Cleveland-based Bureau of Immigration Appeals for a new hearing. Tony Stieritz, director of the Archdiocese …

For La Salle's Football Team, it's Mind, Body, and Spirit by immersing in a day of conditioning and reflecting on the Stations of the Cross (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)
Tonight and throughout Lent, many have and will participate in the Stations of the Cross throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The stations grew out of pilgrims travelling to Jerusalem and walking the Via Dolorosa to Calvary. On March 15, La Salle High School football players continued that tradition in a …

Villanova Wildcats (Roman Catholic Augustinian University in Philadelphia PA) 2018 NCAAM Basketball Champions NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game #1 Villanova Wildcats (Roman Catholic Augustinian University in Philadelphia PA) 79 vs. #3 Michigan Wolverines 62 Monday April 2nd at 9:20 p.m. in San Antonio FINAL FOUR #11 Loyola  Chicago Ramblers (Jesuit …

Calligrapher and illuminator Diane von Arx will speak on her work on the renowned St. John Bible at Xavier University Thursday, March 22. “She’s probably the most famous calligrapher in the country,” said University Library Director Ken Gibson. “We would love to have many people come – calligraphers, artists, medievalists, …

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio with participants in the Spring 2017 Discernment Retreat for young men considering a vocation to the Catholic priesthood and military chaplaincy (Courtesy Photo)
West Coast gathering a part of ongoing effort to fill growing shortage of Catholic chaplains in the Armed Forces MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA— Twenty-nine men from three service branches of the United States Armed Forces will gather here this weekend for a March 15-18 discernment retreat aimed at helping them determine …

Students pray at DePaul Cristo Rey victims of gun violence and Purcell Marian student Gregory Thompson. (Courtesy Photo)
Students in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati participated in National Walkout Day to pray for the victims and to an end of gun violence.