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Father Louis Lipps
Jesuit Father Louis Lipps, 91, who served as a spiritual and retreat director for 74 years, died Jan. 11 in Pontiac, Mich.
Photo Gallery: Bishop Binzer leads send-off prayer service for March for Life participants
By John Stegeman (PHOTO GALLERY BELOW) MONTGOMERY — A crowd of roughly 600 people, led by Cincinnati auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Binzer, turned out at Good Shepherd parish in Montgomery Thursday evening for a prayer service to send off the busloads of people from around the archdiocese headed to the …
Jan. 24-25 all night prayer vigil for March for Life
The National Prayer Vigil for Life is an all-night pro-life prayer vigil held on the eve of the March for Life each January. Over 20,000 pilgrims from across the nation pray through the night for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life. It is held …
Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican Launch ‘Pope App’
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican launched a new “Pope App” on the eve of the release of the pope’s World Communications Day message, which is dedicated to social networks as important spaces for evangelization. The new app provides live streaming of papal events …
La Salle Announcement Confirms Grippa Departure
La Salle High School confirmed that head coach Tom Grippa has resigned as head football coach. La Salle further announced it will begin a search for a new coach. The school’s video statement can be seen below. Cincinnati.com‘s Mike Dyer broke the news Tuesday afternoon that Grippa had stepped down …
Vatican laments European Court denial of conscientious objection right
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While applauding the European Court of Human Rights’ recognition of the right of a British airline employee to wear a cross on her uniform, the Vatican lamented the court’s denial of the full right of conscientious objection in other cases claiming religious discrimination in the United …
Clerics apologize to abuse victims as lawsuit files become public
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — As the Archdiocese of Los Angeles released church records on clergy sexual abuse, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony again apologized to abuse victims, saying he was naive about its impact on their lives. The cardinal, who retired as archbishop of Los Angeles in 2011, also said in …
WCPO Interviews Editor For Story About Truth, Honesty
On the heels of former cycling star Lance Armstrong’s admission of cheating, local news television station WCPO aired a story Friday entitled “Is anyone honest anymore?” One of the people interviewed for the piece was Stephen Trosley, editor-in-chief of The Catholic Telegraph. Is anyone honest anymore? Yes, there are truly …
Report: Grippa leaving La Salle for Mount St. Joseph
Cincinnati.com reported Tuesday that long-time La Salle High School head football coach Tom Grippa will be stepping down from that position to become the new offensive coordinator at NCAA Division III College of Mount St. Joseph. The Enquirer report came less than two hours after La Salle sent a press release …
Informational meetings on diaconate set
Interested men (and wives) are invited to learn more about the role of deacons in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. “If you have never attended an information meeting about the diaconate, this meeting will be very helpful as you consider a vocation to the diaconate or would just like to learn …