For the 2016 story on the steps, click here   April 3, 2012 On April 6, thousands of Cincinnati area residents of all faiths will visit Holy Cross-Immaculata (HCI) parish in Mt. Adams for the annual Good Friday Praying of the Steps.

April 3, 2012 By Patricia McGeever DAYTON —  A Catholic couple who have made pro-life causes their life’s work have been recognized with a prestigious award for their efforts.

April 2, 2012 DAYTON — For the first time, every Catholic school student from Middletown to Celina and Springfield to Greenville is invited join together as significant members of an important “whole” at the Catholic Schools Unity Mass on April 25 at 10 a.m. at UD Arena.  

April 2, 2012 The Archdiocese of Cincinnati joins Christians throughout the world in celebrating Holy Week, the most sacred time of the church year, beginning with Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) on April 1.  

April 2, 2012 By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Vatican spokesman praised Cuba’s decision to accept Pope Benedict XVI’s request to make Good Friday a national holiday this year.  

April 2, 2012 FRANKLIN —St. Mary Catholic Church in Franklin recently finalized the purchase of 17 acres of land on Yankee Road at Springs Blvd. in Springboro.

April 1, 2012 By Patricia McGeever LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — When Gail and Jon Batross and their three sons attend the noon Mass at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, they don’t sit in the sanctuary.  

March 30, 2012 By Wallice J. de la Vega, Catholic News Service SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (CNS) – In this Caribbean nation of 11.3 million, one of the greatest challenges to Catholic evangelization comes from Cubans who practice traditional African religions.  

March 30, 2012 By Terrance Callan Passion Sunday: Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 As we begin Holy Week, we focus our attention more and more on the passion and death of Jesus.

March 30, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt Quack! Quack! Quack! As I was rushing to work one Monday morning, life was brought to a sudden halt by traffic: car after car waiting to move; the freeway was frozen. It was a standstill, and there seemed no hope of movement.