Wednesday, May 5, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — “Trust Him.” That is what a new billboard campaign is urging the faithful to do. Produced by Divine Mercy Ministries, seven billboards are currently displayed in various locations throughout the Cincinnati area, bearing images of Christ with the message, “Jesus, I trust in you.”

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops called the introduction of a framework on immigration reform by Senate leadership April 29, an “important first step” in the process of achieving enactment of comprehensive reform legislation. The framework, developed by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and endorsed by Senate leadership, attempts …

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — Catholic bishops in Mexico and the United States must work together to address the complex, ethical issues of immigration, Mexican Bishop Eduardo Carmona Ortega told Cath­olics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Mexican church leaders want their parish communities to understand that …

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 By Terrance Callan Sixth Sunday of Easter; Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Revelations 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29 It is painful to be separated from those we love. This is especially true when we are separated by death, but also when distance, disagreement or distraction separate us. Although Jesus …

Friday, April 30, 2010 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Immaculate Heart of Mary School was selected as one of only 12 Catholic schools in the nation to be awarded the 2010 Catholic Schools for Tomorrow Award.

Thursday, April 29, 2010 By Sister Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Growing up in an Italian Catholic community in Pittsburgh, Darla Wainscott recalls how much her faith was part of daily life from an early age. “The Catholic community made me who I am,” said Wainscott, now a married …

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Alice L. Neltner (nee Ehrman) of Anderson Township died April 16. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated April 20 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — St. Monica-St. George Parish will host Jamaican Jam-Reggae with a Cause on Saturday, May 8, to promote awareness of plight the Jamaican people.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Students at Royalmont Academy, a private, Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, participated in several activities to show their support for Pope Benedict XVI and to pray for him.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 DAYTON DEANERY — Cincinnati Arch­bishop Dennis M. Schnurr ordained 36 men to the diaconate on April 24 at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Dayton. Three seminarians, Daniel K. Hess of Holy Trinity in Coldwater; Adam Puntel of Incarnation Parish in Centerville and Charles …