Staff Report The Cure Starts Now Foundation confirmed media reports early Friday that Lauren Hill, a Mount St. Joseph University freshman basketball player who suffered from a fatal brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glimoa, died overnight. Hill was 19.

Staff Report The University of Dayton identified the student struck by lightning Wednesday as Sean B. Ferguson, a 23-year-old senior and marketing major from Pittsburgh, Pa. In an email to students and staff from William M. Fischer, vice president for student development, the university announced a prayer service would take …

Staff Report Residents of Cincinnati’s West End neighborhood need only look up to see the “tower of faith” that is St. Joseph Catholic Church — the focus of today’s Throwback Thursday.

By Walt Schaefer For The Catholic Telegraph Father Angelo Caserta, at 96 the oldest active priest in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, called his priesthood a blessing from God. Prior to celebrating his 70th anniversary Mass March 1 at St. Boniface Church in his home town of Piqua, Father Caserta said, …

Staff Report Calvary Cemetery in Dayton will dedicate a project a year in the making on April 22. “Last Earth Day we announced the establishment of the St Kateri Natural Preserve,” Rick Meade, Executive Director of Calvary Cemetery said this week. “This Earth Day, we celebrate the completion of Phase …

Staff Report Holy Week is the most sacred time in the church year, culminating in the triduum and Easter, celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus. All parishes of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati celebrations of Holy Week. As the official church of the archbishop, the Cathedral of St. Peter in …

This story is from 2015. For this year’s information concerning praying the steps in 2016, click HERE or visit the Mass Times calendar.  On Friday, April 3, thousands of Cincinnati area residents will visit Holy Cross-Immaculata parish in Mt. Adams for the annual Good Friday Praying of the Steps. For …

Staff Report For a generation, one man embodied the word pope. Born Karol Wojtyla, he became Pope John Paul II in 1978 and remained in that role until his death, 10 years ago today on April 2, 2005. Today’s Throwback (Holy) Thursday remembers the pontiff who’s death prompted chants of …

Staff Report The funeral of City of Cincinnati Fire Apparatus Operator Daryl Gordon, who was killed in the line of duty March 26, took place at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains Wednesday, April 1. Though Gordon was not a Catholic, the cathedral was chosen as the venue because …

Press Release The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati will join Christians throughout the world in celebrating Holy Week, the most sacred time of the Church year, beginning with Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) March 29. For Holy Week schedules for most parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, click HERE.