On a recent Wednesday morning, a distraught woman arrived at the office of Birthright of Greater Cincinnati. After a rough start to the day that included a broken down car and missing credit card, the mother of five-month old twin boys found support and advice in the calming presence of …

Let’s be honest. It’s easy to be cynical and jaded about the state of the world today. From the front page news it seems that all there is out there is a daily, ongoing, endless stream of violence. Depressingly, rather than be an antidote to it, religion seems to further …

The “fingerprints of Pope Francis” are on the recent Synod on the Family, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville said Dec. 9 at the James J. Gardner Lecture on Moral Theology. Archbishop Kurtz, who is president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and who was a delegate to the …

Of more than 1,000 stories which appeared in the pages of The Catholic Telegraph and at TheCatholicTelegraph.com in 2015, readers have selected “Archdiocese brings Papal Visit to Cincinnati’s central gathering space” as the top story of the year. Below are the top 10 stories of 2015 as chosen by CT …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister of the Poor Ann Regina Raterman (nee Margaret Mary) was celebrated Dec. 15 in St. Clare Convent Chapel in Cincinnati. Sister Ann Regina, 77, died on Dec. 11. During her 58 years as a Franciscan Sister of the Poor, she served the …

Marianist Brother Robert Johns died Dec. 2 in Dayton. He was 84 and had been a Marianist for 66 years. Brother Robert ministered as a “working brother,” serving in maintenance roles. He spent nearly 20 years with a Cincinnati nonprofit organization, People Working Cooperatively, providing home repair services to low-income …

Sister Therese Sliva A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity Therese Sliva was celebrated Dec. 11 in the motherhouse chapel. Sister Therese, 85, died Dec. 6 at Mother Margaret Hall. A native of Cleveland, Sister Therese taught primary grades at schools in Greater Cleveland for many years. She …

A Mass of Christian for Precious Blood Sister Carolyn Henkenius was celebrated Dec. 7 at Salem Heights Chapel in Dayton. Sister Carolyn died at the Maria Joseph Center in Dayton on Dec. 2. She was a Sister of the Precious Blood for 78 years. A native of Ft. Wayne, Ind. …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Celestia Koebel was celebrated Dec. 4 at the motherhouse chapel. Sister Celestia, 87, died Nov. 27 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati for 69 years. A native of Chillicothe, Sister Celestia began her …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Irene Hrosky was celebrated Dec. 21 in the motherhouse chapel. Sister Irene, 89, died Dec. 6 at Mother Margaret Hall. She was a Sister of Charity for 70 years. A native of Barberton, Ohio, Sister Irene taught at schools …