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From Top Model to role model: Leah Darrow shares story
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Leah Darrow had a career as a model and on reality TV, but other than that, her story is one to which many young people can relate. Speaking to 250-300 youths March 19 at The Underground in Forrest Park, Darrow told how she started …
April Sports Briefs: GCL dominates swimming championships
Staff Report Cincinnati Catholic schools took home both the boys and girls state high school swimming championships this season. On the girls’ side, Ursuline Academy took home the 2013 state championship. It is the school’s sixth team title and its first since 2002. Bridget Blood won an individual state championship …
Martha Dinner set April 8 at St. Denis parish
Press Release The Martha Dinner for high school girls and single women through age 45 will be held at St. Denis parish, 14 East Wood Street, Versailles on April 8. Participants can learn about Catholic sisters and their missions, meet members of a variety of religious communities and hear from …
Religious congregations set “nun run”
Press Release The Catholic Sisters of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Diocese of Covington in Kentucky have announced a “Nun Run” event April 19-20 for single Catholic women ages 18-40. A Nun Run is a twenty-four+ hour experience during which young women will visit sisters’ houses/convents from the first …
Good Friday: A selection of prayers
Staff Report Good Friday is the day when sacred tradition claims that Jesus endured his passion on the cross. According to the USCCB, “The Church celebrates the redemptive death of Christ on Good Friday. The Church meditates on the Lord’s Passion in the afternoon liturgical action, in which she prays …
Archbishop Schnurr interview to air on WLWT Friday
Staff Report WLWT’s John London visited the Archdiocese of Cincinnati headquarters in downtown Cincinnati on Holy Thursday for an exclusive interview with Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr. The interview is scheduled to air during the evening news on Good Friday. London told The Catholic Telegraph he intended to speak with Archbishop …
Pope Francis: Priests should be ‘shepherds living with the smell of the sheep’
FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE NEWS ON POPE FRANCIS AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, click here. By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on the world’s priests to bring the healing power of God’s grace to everyone in need, to stay close to the …
Former parish business manager sentenced to three years in prison
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Thomas Shaun Martin, former business manager for several parishes in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, was convicted of embezzling money and sentenced on March 19 to three years in prison and five years probation. He was also fined $10,000. A civil suit by the archdiocese …
Crowd in support of traditional marriage marches to U.S. Supreme Court [Video]
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Thousands of people who gathered at one end of the National Mall March 26 in support of traditional marriage took their message to the U.S. Supreme Court as they walked and held aloft placards with signs saying: “Kids do best with …
Catholic bishops warn Filipinos against ritual crucifixion
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Authorities announced that at least 24 “penitents” are expected to be nailed on the cross on Good Friday, an annual ritual meant to atone for sins and give thanks to God for blessings. But the country’s Catholic bishops warned the faithful against resorting to extreme forms …