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Throwback Thursday: Catholic prep football in the CT
Staff Report As far as The Catholic Telegraph staff can tell, this newspaper never had a traditional sports page. Still, the schedules, standings, awards and related happenings involving area Catholics and sports often found their way into the pages. Today’s Throwback Thursday is from a late-August edition in 1967. Back …
Rare books to be on display at University of Dayton
Press Release DAYTON— Some of the rarest books in the world will be display at the University of Dayton this fall, from authors like Austen, Chaucer, Copernicus, Marie Curie, Shakespeare and Mark Twain. “Imprints and Impressions: Milestones in Human Progress” features first editions, manuscripts, galley proofs, papyri and illustrations spanning …
Vatican puts former nuncio accused of sex abuse under house arrest
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has placed a laicized papal ambassador under house arrest as he awaits a criminal trial for sexually abusing young boys. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, released a statement Sept. 23 regarding the case of former Archbishop …
US bishops invite faithful to pray for family synod
CNA/EWTN News WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. bishops have asked Catholics to take part in a worldwide day of prayer on Sept. 28 for the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Family. “The Extraordinary Synod on the Family is an important moment for the Church and for families,” Archbishop Joseph …
40 Days for Life fall campaign underway
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph What began as a prayer vigil outside a single Texas abortion clinic 10 years ago began again Sept. 24 in 297 locations across 13 countries. 40 Days for Life’s mission is to draw attention to the evil of abortion through prayer & fasting, constant …
Local Sister of Charity aids refugees at U.S.-Mexico border
By Eileen Connelly, OSU The Catholic Telegraph The influx of Central American refugees across the southern U.S. border has sparked debates among politicians and the media. Yet, for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Jean Miller, who spent two weeks in El Paso in July ministering to women and children fleeing …
Studies confirm religion increases longevity, and marriage does too
By Nancy Frazier O’Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Study after study has confirmed that those who are involved in religion and those who are married are healthier, physically and mentally happier and live longer than those who are not. “The health benefits of marriage are so strong that a …
Greater Cincinnati Catholic Women’s Conference returns
Staff Report Women of the archdiocese of Cincinnati should mark their calendars for the return of the Greater Cincinnati Catholic Women’s Conference Oct. 25. The event will be held at St. Gertrude’s Parish in Madeira and its aim is to draw women from all parishes across the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, including …
Stretch of Glenway named to honor Elder’s Vietnam dead
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Signs marking a stretch of Glenway Avenue in Price Hill, renamed the Elder High School Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, were dedicated Sept. 20 during a ceremony at Elder. (Photo Gallery Below) On June 5, Ohio Governor John Kaisch signed a bill directing a section …
Series to commemorate, expand on Sancrosanctum Concilium
Staff Report To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, a five-week series on Monday evenings will remember, celebrate and even critique the remarkable impact of the reforms of the liturgy brought about by the document known in Latin as Sancrosanctum Concilium.