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HHS Proposal Falls Short: Cardinal Dolan releases statement
USCCB Release WASHINGTON — The Feb. 1 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) shows some movement by the Administration but falls short of addressing U.S. bishops’ concerns. “Throughout the past year, we have …
Positive feedback: Vatican invites rock band to explain youth culture
Young people watch a concert sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture in Rome Feb. 7. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When the head of the Pontifical Council for Culture said he wanted to listen to what today’s young people had to …
Archdiocese trip to Honduras offers opportunity for faith, friendship [Photos]
By Eileen Connelly, OSU “We are all part of God’s creation. We all share the same faith.” With those words, Griselda Geygan, a native of Honduras who is now a Cincinnati resident, summed up the experience of a group from the archdiocese, including Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, during a recent trip …
Vatican official says ending sexual abuse is long-term effort
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — The Catholic Church’s efforts to prevent clerical sexual abuse and protect children around the world will be “a long-term effort,” said Father Robert W. Oliver, a Boston priest who began work Feb. 1 as the promoter of justice in the Congregation for the Doctrine …
The Catholic Telegraph staff was live at the Digital Church Conference Wednesday
WEST CHESTER — Several members of The Catholic Telegraph staff were at the Savannah Center in West Chester, Ohio Wednesday for the Digital Church Conference: New Media, New Evangelization. More than 200 people from around the archdiocese attended. Readers could follow the CT staff on Twitter for updates from the conference …
Catholic groups still studying new proposed rules issued by HHS
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic institutions were still analyzing the effect of a new set of proposed rules on insurance coverage of contraceptives issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. The 80-page document released Feb. 1 by HHS attempts to address objections that …
Donate blood to help St. Vincent de Paul serve neighbors in need
Release St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati is asking local residents to donate blood to the Hoxworth Blood Center during the month of February. Hoxworth has challenged more than 60 non-profits, including St. Vincent de Paul, to recruit donors to donate blood during the month of February. Each donation in St. Vincent …
Ignore ‘prophets of doom’ predicting end of religious life, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI asked nuns, brothers and priests not to listen to the “prophets of doom” who say that consecrated life has no future or that it has no meaning in today’s world. “Do not join the prophets of doom …
Sister Mary Ann Barnhorn: God’s Love Surrounds Us
By Sister Mary Ann Barnhorn February 2013 Monthly Reflection We are deep into winter here in the Midwest. It’s cold and dark and damp. We tend to isolate ourselves in these months, staying warm and safe within the walls of our houses. We feel alone. Sometimes we feel …
Vatican Radio’s Sean-Patrick Lovett accepts Daniel J. Kane Religious Communications Award [Video]
By John Stegeman Sean-Patrick Lovett, Vatican Radio’s director of English language programming, accepted the 2013 Daniel J. Kane Religious Communications Award from the University of Dayton‘s Institute for Pastoral Initiatives Jan. 31 in the university’s Kennedy Union Ballroom. (See video below) Lovett received the award for his “outstanding lifetime dedication …