By Lisa Biedenbach For The Catholic Telegraph When couples vow “I do” on their wedding day, they probably don’t think long about the phrase “in sickness and in health.” For most couples, the commitment to stick by a spouse “in sickness” often doesn’t kick in until late in a marriage. …

Staff Report Anymore, the culture would have you believe that the Christmas season begins immediately after Halloween. Stores are decked out in red and green with well-trimmed artificial trees long before the First Sunday of Advent even rolls around. Certainly some tasks, like Christmas shopping, must take place before Dec. …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Marianist Father Thomas Stanley was celebrated Nov. 23 at Queen of Apostles Chapel, Mount Saint John, in Dayton. Father Stanley, 91,  a member of the Mercy Siena Woods Community in Dayton, died Nov. 15 in his 73rd year of religious profession. A native of …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Ann Rose Frank was celebrated Nov. 4 in the motherhouse chapel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Angela Franks was celebrated Sept. 26 at Mount Notre Dame Health Center in Cincinnati.

 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of St. Francis Sister Catherine Raters was celebrated Oct. 9 in the motherhouse chapel in Oldenburg, Ind.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Francis “Frank” Niehaus was celebrated Sept. 28 at Good Shepherd Church in Montgomery.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Father William Kennedy was celebrated Sept. 24 at St. Mary Church in Hyde Park.

Dear Father: Is it okay for someone to have umbilical blood saved from a live birth to use in stem cell research or attempts to find a cure for diseases like MS? Dear Reader: The answer to your question is “yes.”

Report Prayer is powerful. Pope Francis and Caritas Internationalis, along with Catholic Charities USA and Catholic Relief Services, later this month are launching a prayer offensive against world hunger. Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis M. Schnurr strongly supports this initiative. Here is his statement: