By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the face of difficulty, it’s natural to hope just to get by, but being Christian means patiently enduring trials and overcoming oppression with love, Pope Francis said at a Mass that included special prayers for China. During the Mass …

By Joseph Austin Catholic News Service  WASHINGTON (CNS) — Singer-songwriter Audrey Assad seeks to bring a message of Pope Francis about building bridges to the music business.

Staff Report The pools are open, the Reds play plenty of home games and church festival season is in full swing, but there are also many faith-based activities the family can do together during the month of June. Visitation May 31 On Friday May 31st we celebrate the Visitation. It’s …

By Seth Gonzales Catholic News Service GRAPEVINE, Texas (CNS) — The Boy Scouts of America‘s National Council voted late May 23 to allow openly gay youths admittance as members into the 103-year-old organization, effective Jan. 1, 2014. In a statement, the organization said the decision to review the organization’s ban …

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph For a high school girl, hair care can be a terribly important thing. Peer judgement can turn a bad hair day into a nightmare. On May 20 at Seton High School, however, several hundred women opted for a different kind of hair care — …

By Eileen Connelly, OSU The Catholic Telegraph During a Mass that was both reverent and joyous, two men who have completed their studies at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary were ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains on April 18.

Staff Report More than 33,000 Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati have helped the CMA – Catholic Ministries Appeal – break through the $5 million ceiling for the first time in the fund drive’s 35-year history. Michael Vanderburgh, Stewardship Director, The Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s largest annual fund drive is on …

Staff Report Megan Walsh joined the staff of The Catholic Telegraph as a summer intern May 20. Walsh, a senior at Miami University in Oxford, is double-majoring in Journalism and Anthropology and will graduate this December.

Press Release CINCINNATI – The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is asking for help in bringing relief to the residents of Moore, Okla. following the devastation of Monday’s tornado.

Staff Report The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has announced there will be a special collection the weekend of May 25-26, to provide relief for the victims of the disaster, even as the desperate search for survivors of Monday’s devastating tornado in Moore, OK., continues.