April 10, 2012 ARCHDIOCESE — Area Catholics marked Holy Week and Easter 2012 by participating in the ceremonies and rituals that recall the final days in the earthly life of Jesus.

April 5, 2012 Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr presided at the Chrism Mass April 3 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.  

April 6, 2012 By Natalie Corzine Moore   Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS — Tori Pfeffer, a Texas native, was “born with a desire to serve.”  

April 5, 2012 By Patricia McGeever DETROIT — A Franciscan minstrel and a Jewish troubadour may have found the path to peace and it’s paved with a song.

April 4, 2012 By Patricia McGeever SHANDON — When members of St. Aloysius in Shandon dedicate a new pavilion built behind the church next month, they will add a thoroughly modern gathering space to hold future events while remembering a man who was such a part of their past.

For the 2016 story on the steps, click here   April 3, 2012 On April 6, thousands of Cincinnati area residents of all faiths will visit Holy Cross-Immaculata (HCI) parish in Mt. Adams for the annual Good Friday Praying of the Steps.

April 3, 2012 By Patricia McGeever DAYTON —  A Catholic couple who have made pro-life causes their life’s work have been recognized with a prestigious award for their efforts.

April 2, 2012 DAYTON — For the first time, every Catholic school student from Middletown to Celina and Springfield to Greenville is invited join together as significant members of an important “whole” at the Catholic Schools Unity Mass on April 25 at 10 a.m. at UD Arena.  

April 2, 2012 The Archdiocese of Cincinnati joins Christians throughout the world in celebrating Holy Week, the most sacred time of the church year, beginning with Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) on April 1.  

April 2, 2012 FRANKLIN —St. Mary Catholic Church in Franklin recently finalized the purchase of 17 acres of land on Yankee Road at Springs Blvd. in Springboro.