By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In his first video prayer message of the year, Pope Francis asked people to join him in praying that interreligious dialogue lead to “peace and justice.” The video message was part of a prayer initiative coordinated by the international Apostleship of Prayer, …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late Monday, the Little Sisters of the Poor, a group of Roman Catholic nuns who care for the elderly poor, urged the Supreme Court to protect them from $70 million dollars in government fines for refusing to violate their Catholic faith. This is the second time the Sisters have been forced to …

Alisha’s world was shattered when her son was murdered last June at a friend’s apartment. Family and friends rallied around her to arrange for his burial, but she still owes the funeral home $1,000. While Alisha works more than 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant and a day …

The “fingerprints of Pope Francis” are on the recent Synod on the Family, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville said Dec. 9 at the James J. Gardner Lecture on Moral Theology. Archbishop Kurtz, who is president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and who was a delegate to the …

Of more than 1,000 stories which appeared in the pages of The Catholic Telegraph and at TheCatholicTelegraph.com in 2015, readers have selected “Archdiocese brings Papal Visit to Cincinnati’s central gathering space” as the top story of the year. Below are the top 10 stories of 2015 as chosen by CT …

Print readers already know the final order of The Catholic Telegraph’s Top 10 stories of 2015, and online readers will find out at midnight tonight, but the tradition of selecting top stories to reflect on the news of the day goes back much further than just the last few years. …

As the Year of Consecrated Life comes to a close the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be alive with a concert at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains in downtown Cincinnati. “Wake Up the World! A Concert Celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life,” will take place on Jan. 17 at 3 …

The Catholic Telegraph’s online Mass Times listing has been updated to include times for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Dec. 31/Jan. 1) Mass times. Found HERE, the Mass Times listing includes more than 200 parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and is maintained locally …

Catholic school students are always giving back. Here’s a look at three schools in the archdiocese that are getting into the Christmas spirit. To submit a photo and story from your school for possible inclusion on this site, please send press release and images here. Christmas reading with the Dominicans  …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Seeing baby Jesus in the Nativity scene reminds people that Christ uses humility and love to save the world, not impressive force or a magic wand, Pope Francis said. “God does not love powerful people’s imposing revolutions in history, and …