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Throwback Thursday: Catholic Press Month

Staff Report The Throwback Thursday team apologizes in advance for being a bit self-referential, but today’s posting comes in the first week of Catholic Press Month. As the official Catholic newspaper of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, The Catholic Telegraph has been the main Catholic press in this region for nearly …
Sunday will be the first International Day of Prayer against Human Trafficking
By Elise Harris CNA/EWTN News The Vatican has organized the first-ever international day of prayer and reflection against human trafficking, in hopes that the world will join forces in putting this “plague” to an end. “Our awareness must expand and extend to the very depths of this evil and its …
Archbishop Schnurr: Fifty Shades of Grey a ‘direct assault on Christian marriage’
Staff Report Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis M. Schnurr has joined with the Religious Alliance Against Pornography in urging pastors of the Archdiocese’s parishes to warn the faithful about the objectionable content of the movie “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
Pope recognizes martyrdom of Archbishop Romero
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After decades of debate within the church, Pope Francis formally recognized that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was killed “in hatred of the faith” and not for purely political reasons. Pope Francis signed the decree Feb. 3, recognizing as martyrdom the March …
Q&A: You may stand or kneel to receive communion
Dear Father: I’m a “southerner” as far as the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is concerned and at a recent visit to a northern area parish I observed an unfamiliar custom. The faithful receiving communion often knelt before the priest and received on the tongue. What does the church say about this …
Appeals court to hear EWTN contraception mandate case Feb. 4
CNA/EWTN News ATLANTA, Ga. — On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta will hear oral arguments in a case brought by EWTN Global Catholic Network against the federal contraception mandate. “EWTN looks forward to being able to make our case against the government’s contraceptive services …
Around the Archdiocese for Feb. 3: The Light is ON again

Staff Report From 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, every parish in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be open for quiet prayer and the opportunity for the Sacrament of Confession. The event, called “The Light is ON For You” is the sophomore run for an initiative the archdiocese began last year. …
California bill would legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill
By Valerie Schmalz Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — California legislators have introduced assisted suicide legislation modeled on Oregon’s assisted suicide law, energized by the heartbreaking story of Brittany Maynard, a young woman with brain cancer, who moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Oregon to end her own …
Pope to visit Balkan nation still scarred by ethnic divisions
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In an effort to help bolster a minority Catholic population and encourage dialogue and friendship among once-warring ethnic and religious communities, Pope Francis announced he would be visiting Bosnia-Herzegovina. The pope said he hoped the one-day trip June 6 to Sarajevo, …
Local seminarian serves Midnight Mass for Pope Francis

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph For JohnPaul Hennessey, a 19-year-old college seminarian from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, a trip to the Holy Land and Rome became a more memorable experience than he ever expected when he and his classmates were given the opportunity to serve Midnight Mass with Pope …