By Eileen Connelly, OSU The Catholic Telegraph It was while keeping vigil at the bedside of her sister-in-law, who was battling cancer, that Fernanda Moreira realized the “spiritual consolation” that her family’s prayers gave to their loved one. After her death, Moreira and another sister-in-law, recognizing how much “the dying …

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph In October, Ohio Right to Life broke the news that the Women’s Med Center, an abortion clinic in Sharonville, had its license revoked by the state for failing to comply with Ohio law requiring it have a transfer agreement with a local hospital. Just …

Staff Report Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Binzer each celebrated a Mass in honor of the 46th World Day of Peace on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God  Jan. 1.

Staff Report Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Binzer will each celebrate a Mass in celebration of the 46th World Day of Peace on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God  Jan. 1, 2014. Archbishop Schnurr will celebrate Mass at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral …

Staff Report Merry Christmas! In honor of the what the church celebrates this week, here are a few Christmas-themed stories from the December edition of The Catholic Telegraph, and from the Catholic News Service.

Staff Report With Christmas on the horizon, The Catholic Telegraph sent a photographer to walk around downtown Cincinnati on Dec. 23, taking in the sights of the season. Readers looking for Christmas Mass times should visit the calendar page and click on Dec. 24 or Dec. 25 for Mass times …

By Catholic News Service NEW YORK — A spokesman for the New York Archdiocese said the archdiocese “welcomes and applauds” a Dec. 13 ruling by a federal judge granting Catholic organizations in the archdiocese and the neighboring Diocese of Rockville Centre a permanent injunction on having to comply with the …

Staff Report The Catholic Telegraph is still seeking input from readers in selecting our top 10 stories of 2013 but time is running out. Through December 16 readers can fill in the survey below to rank the top 10 stories of 2013 that appeared in The Catholic Telegraph. 

Staff Report Anymore, the culture would have you believe that the Christmas season begins immediately after Halloween. Stores are decked out in red and green with well-trimmed artificial trees long before the First Sunday of Advent even rolls around. Certainly some tasks, like Christmas shopping, must take place before Dec. …

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Some retail outlets began playing Christmas music this year the day after Halloween to remind customers that the shopping days before Christmas were dwindling. Time is running out, they say, to get great last-minute deals on this year’s Tickle-Me-Elmo, ZhuZhu Pet or whatever fad …