A Mass of Christian Burial for Marianist Brother Joseph Spehar was celebrated Sept. 22 at Queen of Apostles Chapel in Dayton. Brother Joseph, 85, died Sept. 10. He had been a Marianist for 68 years.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Marianist Father Francis Kenney was celebrated Sept. 29 at Emmanuel Church in Dayton. Father Kenney, 90, died on Sept. 25. He had been a Marianist for 72 years.

By Terrance Callan Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jeremiah 31:7-9; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52 Sight is probably the most important of our five senses. It is the one that mediates our contact with the world most fully. We easily take it for granted, but quickly realize how much we value it …

October 25, 2012 Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Bishop Joseph Binzer will celebrate Mass for Helpers of God’s Precious Infants’ prayer vigil in front of Planned Parenthood, Saturday, October 27, 8 a.m., Holy Name Church, 2448 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, 45219.

October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Claudio Sciarpelletti, the Vatican Secretariat of State computer technician accused of aiding and abetting the pope’s butler in stealing confidential Vatican correspondence, will go on trial at the Vatican Nov. 5.  

October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The push for gay marriage rights is being driven by politicians who are following their personal agendas rather than the actual demands or expectations of the gay community, said Bishop Kieran Conroy of Arundel and Brighton, England.  

October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The leadership of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X has expelled British Bishop Richard Williamson from the society, saying he distanced himself from them and refused “to show due respect and obedience to his lawful superiors.”  

October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI surprised pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 24 by announcing he would create six new cardinals, including 63-year-old U.S. Archbishop James M. Harvey, prefect of the papal household, in late November.  

October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The world’s huge technological and scientific progress hasn’t always made people freer or happier, Pope Benedict XVI said.  

October 22, 2012 Catholic News Service ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Who could have predicted that a student from St. Mary’s Grade School in Little Falls would one day win a Nobel Prize? But that’s what Dr. Brian Kobilka accomplished.