Thursday, June 25, 2009 ARCHDIOCESE — At a time when school budgets are being strained by an economy in deep recession, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has distributed nearly $1 million to 16 Catholic high schools.

Thursday, June 25, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard ST. ANDREW DEANERY — When Danny Sexton decided to sell doughnuts at school as a way to do his part to help the people of Darfur, it was supposed to be a one-time project. The 2009 graduate of St. Xavier High School …

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 By Walt Schaefer ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — As the Catholic resource center of southwestern Ohio, the Athenaeum seeks to reach out to every Catholic in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s 19 counties, promoting awareness of the wealth of resources it offers.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard DAYTON DEANERY — For Carmen Austing, being a young Christian musician and an active member of her parish makes her somewhat unique compared to others in her circle of friends. But when she gathers with fellow musicians and singers from throughout the …

Monday, June 22, 2009 DAYTON DEANERY — Cincinnati Coadjutor Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr will celebrate Mass July 11 during the annual Dayton Catholic Homeschool Conference.

Friday, June 19, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk is the namesake for a new scholarship available through Christians for Peace in El Salvador (CRISPAZ) that will assist the organization’s volunteers.

Friday, June 19, 2009 The annual farm Mass in the St. Marys and Sidney deaneries drew more than 200 people to Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Newport on May 15.

Thursday, June 18, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard ST. FRANCIS DE SALES — Songs about love and peace are Claire Piorkowski’s favorite kind to sing. As luck, or God, would have it, the 11-year-old from Hyde Park is a finalist in a national singing contest to help spread the message …

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Members of St. Francis Seraph Parish in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine were among those who gathered June 9 for a vigil to remember three young murder victims and pray for an end to the recent violence that has plagued the neighborhood.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — A chair in Catholic studies has been endowed at the University of Cincinnati, thanks to the generosity of Ruth and Robert Conway. The $2 milllion gift, given by the Ruth J. and Robert A. Conway Foundation to the McMicken College of Arts and …