By Megan Walsh The Catholic Telegraph  A Mass at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church sometimes looks more like a UN meeting than anything else. A congregation that is 90 percent refugees and immigrants from East Africa and Guatemala gives it a special flavor and special needs that were served …

By Megan Walsh The Catholic Telegraph  We’re all sinners in our own way,” said Tony Stieritz, director of the archdiocesan Catholic Social Action Office. “We’re all on this Dismas Journey together.”

Staff Report August brings on some of the hottest days of the year, and it also marks the ending of summer vacation for many students. Take some time this month to engage in activities with the whole family before the children go back to school. Feast of the Assumption The …

By Megan Walsh  The Catholic Telegraph   Janelle Buffalo of the Navajo Native American tribe in Tohatchi, N.M. visited the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in July for three weeks to further build the relationship between her tribe and Sts. Peter and Paul in Redding, Ohio. Beth Pettigrew, Youth Minister at Sts. …

By Eileen Connelly The Catholic Telegraph  Two men with ties to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are spending their retirement years sharing their gifts, wisdom and experience with others as lay missioners. Originally from the Cincinnati area (specifically, Florence, Ky.), Roy Wilmhoff enjoyed a lucrative career as a software design engineer …

Megan Walsh The Catholic Telegraph New principals from Catholic schools throughout the archdiocese came together in late July for the first ever ‘Principal Boot Camp’ coordinated by the archdiocesan Catholic Schools Office. “The weekend was about connecting them with their faith and helping them understand how it impacts their leadership,” …

By Mason Beecroft Catholic News Service Members of the Knights on Bikes adamantly make it clear that they are not a “bike gang.” While they proudly wear a vest with a patch, they claim no territory like a traditional motorcycle club. Instead, as an extension of the larger ministry of …

Press Release Chatfield College, Cincinnati’s private, Catholic, associate degree College founded by the Ursulines of Brown County, has launched a $5 million capital campaign, called “Building Community.” “Building Community” is derived from one of the nine counsels of St. Angela Merici, who founded the Ursulines in 1535.  “Build Community Wherever …

By Patricia McGeever For The Catholic Telegraph  Saint Peter in Chains Parish in Hamilton is marking a milestone. It is celebrating 50 years since its present-day church building was built and dedicated. The parish itself was founded in 1893 and the church building at 382 Liberty is the third one …

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis told reporters July 28, “Who am I to judge” a homosexual person, he was emphasizing a part of Catholic teaching often overlooked by the media and misunderstood by many people. In the words of the Catechism of …