By John Stegeman STONELICK, Twp. — St. Philomena church in Clermont County has a long and storied history of serving its community and a recent addition to the historic church building demonstrates the parish’s desire to serve its elderly and disabled members. Father Jerry Hiland, who is the …

For an up-to-date listing of Mass times for Christmas and Christmas Eve as well as for the New Year’s holiday for all the churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, please click on the following link to access a PDF document. http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Christmas_Mass_Times.pdf

Mass in Celebration of the World Day of Peace will be celebrated on the Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God, Jan. 1, at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains with Archbishop Dennis Schnurr presiding. A reception follows featuring the Burundian choir and dancers of …

By Deaon Royce Winters, Director “After Jesus’ birth wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem…When they entered the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped him…After they left, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream. The angel said to him, “Get …

By Eileen Connelly, OSU The Catholic Telegraph Three men following a unqiue call are bringing the Gospel and their commitment to joyful voluntary service to the historic neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine as members of the Cincinnati Community-in-Formation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. “We are committed to building up the …

Nurturing families both in the United States and around the world and studying the issues that assault family life will be the focus of the seventh annual Catholic Relief Services Global Solidarity Conference. Adakole and Mary Beth Iduh, who met while working for Catholic Relief Services in Nigeria and later …

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After 20 children and six adults were shot dead in Connecticut, Pope Benedict XVI offered his condolences and prayers, urging all to dedicate themselves to acts of peace in the face of such “senseless violence.” After reciting the Angelus Dec. 17, the pope, …

By Catholic News Service RALEIGH, N.C. (CNS) — The Catholic bishops of North Carolina said they were “deeply saddened” that a federal judge ruled the state cannot issue “Choose Life” license plates without offering a choice of plates with a different viewpoint. U.S. District Court Judge James C. Fox ruled …

By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — For the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., 2012 brought glimmers of hope that there might soon be a way to clear up their unsettled legal status. After nearly two decades of stymied efforts to fix what is widely …

By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Catholic bishops in England and Wales said they strongly oppose a bill to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples. Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster and Archbishop Peter Smith of Southwark — the president and vice-president of the Bishops’ Conference of …