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Staff Report The Archdiocese of Cincinnati was well represented at events surrounding Pope Francis’ historic visit to the United States last week. The Catholic Telegraph will be unpacking Pope Francis’ journey over the next few weeks, but included below is a glance at some of the members of this archdiocese …

By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service PHILADELPHIA — Among the pilgrims gathered for Pope Francis’ Mass on Benjamin Franklin Parkway Sept. 27 was Nga Bich Tham, who was wearing a traditional hat of her native Vietnam. The hat bore the words, “I came here for Jesus and Pope Francis.” “I …

By Menachem Wecker For The Catholic Telegraph Washington, D.C. — Two months ago, Benjamin Garcia, a Chilean native studying to become a priest at Catholic University of America, learned he’d play a role in Pope Francis’ Sept. 23 canonization of Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of …

Press Release Archdiocese of Cincinnati The Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains in downtown Cincinnati invites all Greater Cincinnati police, fire, and public safety personnel, their families and friends, and the whole community to the 11th annual Blue Mass celebration on Sunday, Sept. 27. Cincinnati Firefighter Daryl Gordon and Cincinnati …

Staff Report While many eyes are on Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, the high school football season rolls along. There are only three undefeated teams left within the archdiocese and two of them (Fenwick and Badin) face off this week. The other undefeated team is LaSalle (4-0) which …

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Just days after seeing through his vision of having Pope Francis speak to a joint meeting of Congress, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner’s office has announced he is stepping down. An aide from Boehner’s office confirmed to The Catholic Telegraph …

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph As this story was typed Thursday afternoon, Pope Francis was more than 430 miles away in Washington, D.C. Despite the distance, thanks to modern technology, more than 600 people throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati gathered Thursday morning to watch the Holy Father address Congress. At least one other …

Staff Report Today’s Throwback Thursday goes back to 1987 when Pope John Paul II visited the United States. The image at right appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer on Sept. 16, 1987 by way to the Los Angeles Times as a way for Catholics to participate in a papal visit. The …

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph With big goals and a big purpose, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati set out to welcome Pope Francis to the United States by honoring the Holy Father’s commitment to ending hunger. On Tuesday, the archdiocese announced all the goals had been met. The plan was …

Staff Report Pope Francis is visiting the United States of America for the first time this week. Check back here daily for the latest news. Update: On demand video by thUSCCB can be found HERE. Included below is a central list of all stories related to the papal visit. This page …