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Catholic school students put others needs before their own all year long. (Courtesy Photos)
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph The moral character of students is hard to quantify. No metrics or standardized tests can tell how a school is performing in its goal to create students who love their neighbors as themselves — but anecdotal evidence helps. Month after month reports flood the …

Students pose with their school banners outside the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains following the 2013 Catholic Schools Week Cincinnati Mass. The 2014 Mass, scheduled for Tuesday Jan. 28 has been cancelled as a result of extreme cold temperatures. (CT Photo/John Stegeman)
Staff Report Updated: Jan. 27, 2014 at 4 p.m. Due to the extreme cold temperatures expected, the Cincinnati Catholic Schools Week Mass scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28, has been cancelled. Another Catholic Schools Week Mass, scheduled for the Dayton area, had not been cancelled as of Monday evening.

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Nationwide, Catholic school enrollment dropped 24.5 percent from 2000 to 2013, according to the National Catholic Educational Association. Locally, the enrollment numbers have also declined in recent years but that trend may be nearing an end.

Students packed the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains for the 2013 Catholic Schools Week Mass. (CT Photo/John Stegeman)
Press Release Catholic school students, their teachers, and their communities throughout the 19-county Archdiocese of Cincinnati are celebrating the 40th annual Catholic Schools Week Jan. 26 through Feb. 1 under the theme “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” “Catholic schools have made a clear positive impact upon southwest …

Staff Report Despite freezing temperatures and cancelled bus trips, several groups from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati noted on social media that they did, in fact, plan to make the trip to Washington D.C. for the March for Life.

Royalmont Academy students pray outside the Women's Med Center on Lebanon Road in Sharonville, Ohio. The Women's Med Center must shut down by Feb. 4 unless it appeals and Ohio Department of Health ruling and is granted a stay. (Courtesy Photo/Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati)
UPDATE: Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Jerry Metzgranted the Women’s Med Center a stay on Jan. 31, meaning the clinic may remain open during the appeal process. By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph One of the three abortion providers in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has been ordered to shutdown. …

This article is from 2014. For the 2016 story click HERE. Staff Report The Archdiocese of Cincinnati announced Tuesday afternoon that the buses scheduled to travel to the 41st March for Life in Washington, D.C. Have been cancelled due to inclement weather. Buses had been scheduled to depart from Good …

Press Release More than 100 Catholic Cub Scouts, Webelos, Boy Scouts and Venturers will receive religious emblems from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Catholic Committee on Scouting in a ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 19.

Staff Report Abortion is a difficult issue to discuss with young children because it confronts a tough reality. Still, teaching children about abortion and ways to support life early are important. Here are some suggested January family activities that focus on life.

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 …