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Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be Dec. 13-14
Staff Report The 27th national collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be held December 13-14 in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The annual, parish-based appeal is coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) in Washington and benefits more than 35,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests.
Throwback Thursday: Thanksgiving Day Mass approved
Staff Report Thanksgiving Day was instituted by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 to praise God for the blessings he has granted to our nation. While the holiday’s origins aren’t Catholic, the very act of the Mass itself is in part an offering of thanksgiving to God. In 1968 the U.S. …
Archbishop Dimino, retired military archbishop, dies at 91
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Retired Archbishop Joseph T. Dimino, who headed the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services for six years, died Nov. 25 in Washington. He was 91. The native of New York, who was ordained for the Archdiocese of New York in 1949, served in the …
Archdiocese residents, ministries take to social media to express thanksgiving
Staff Report With Thanksgiving Day approaching, The Catholic Telegraph invited its followers on Facebook and Twitter to share what they’re thankful for using the hashtag #GratefulCatholicCincy. #GratefulCatholicCincy Tweets As soon as the invitation went out on Wednesday morning, the official Twitter account of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati (@CatholicCincy) began sharing …
Catholic Women’s Conference inspires attendees
By Patricia McGeever For The Catholic Telegraph For the first time in more than 10 years, Catholic women in the Tri-State come together for a day of religious reflection, spiritual renewal and a little retail action. The Greater Cincinnati Catholic Women’s Conference that took place Oct. 25 at St. Gertrude …
Reject ‘false hope’ of violence, archbishop implores after Ferguson ruling
By Matt Hadro CNA/EWTN News FERGUSON, MO. — The Archbishop of St. Louis rejected violent responses to a grand jury’s decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer who killed a teenager, asking instead for prayer and action to solve underlying community problems. “Since the grand jury received the case …
Year of Consecrated Life to open with Mass Nov. 30 in Dayton
Staff Report The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, in union with the Catholic Church around the world, will celebrate members of religious orders and others in consecrated life during the Year of Consecrated Life called by Pope Francis from Nov. 30, 2014 to Feb. 2, 2016. In addition to parish-wide observances, there …
Pope names Milwaukee auxiliary bishop to head Gary Diocese
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Donald J. Hying of Milwaukee as bishop of Gary, Indiana, and accepted the resignation of Bishop Dale J. Melczek, who has headed the diocese since 1996.
Pope, creating six new saints, uses newly abbreviated formula
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Using a newly simplified rite, Pope Francis proclaimed six new saints and praised them for the love and self-giving with which they served God and built up his kingdom by serving the poor and needy. Creating the two Indian and four …
Around the Archdiocese: Thanksgiving week 2014
Staff Report Below are news and notes from around the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Bishop Fenwick students embrace homelessness awareness, gather food Forty students, representing all four grade levels, participated in Fenwick High School‘s Shantytown.
