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Athenaeum Alumni Reunion scheduled for Sept. 26
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Staff Report The 2014 Athenaeum Alumni Reunion will take place Friday, Sept. 26 at the Athenaeum of Ohio in Mount Washington. Cost of the event is $30 for singles and $50 for couples. Organize groups of eight and reserve a table for $200. It includes dinner, two drink tickets and …
Aug. 12 update from Priests’ Personnel Office
Press Release The following information was released by the Priests’ Personnel Office on Aug.12.
Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Islamic State
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican called on Muslim leaders to condemn the “barbarity” and “unspeakable criminal acts” of Islamic State militants in Iraq, saying a failure to do so would jeopardize the future of interreligious dialogue.
Milford priest leading a donation effort for Gaza
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Staff Report Though much of the world and media attention have turned to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, the situation in Gaza remains dire as well. Father Rob Waller of St. Andrew’s in Milford is doing something to help.
Archbishop Emeritus Daniel Pilarczyk turns 80 August 12
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By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph With the use of a walker, and a helper at the ready, Archbishop Emeritus Daniel E. Pilarczyk made his way down the fourth-floor hallway at the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Paul’s Archbishop Leibold Home for the Aged. Despite suffering the effects of …
Former chancellor named Judicial Vicar of Military Archdiocese
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Press Release Father Christopher Armstrong, current pastor of St. Antoninus Church in Cincinnati, has been appointed Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese of Military Services. Archbishop Timothy Broglio announced the appointment Monday, Aug. 11. Father Armstrong assumes his new duties at the AMS Pastoral Center in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 1.
Archbishop Schnurr urges prayers for peace in Iraq Aug. 17
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The following is a text of a letter from Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr to the pastors of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati urging prayer for peace next Sunday. “Dear Father, Many of you have heard the repeated calls of our Holy Father to pray for peace in Iraq. Violence there has …
Christian patriarchs denounce silence on persecution in Mideast
By Doreen Abi Raad Catholic News Service BEIRUT — Mideast Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs denounced the “total international silence” on the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and called for Muslim religious authorities to issue fatwas, or legal edicts, banning attacks against Christians and “other innocents.”
Juliani new Associate Director of School Finance
Press Release Laura Juliani has joined the Catholic Schools Office as Associate Director of School Finance.
Calvary to name part of cemetery after St. Kateri
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By Steve Trosley The Catholic Telegraph A five-year, five acre land conservation project at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton will bear the name of St. Kateri, the first native American Catholic saint and appropriately because she is the patron saint of the environment and ecology, according to Karla Hollenkamp of the …