Vatican to publish new document on Marian apparitions next week
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 7, 2024 / 09:02 am The Vatican’s doctrine office will publish a new document next week on discerning Marian apparitions and other supernatural events. The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine …
Pope Francis appoints new bishop to Diocese of Knoxville
By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, May 7, 2024 / 11:50 am Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed a new bishop to the Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee, following former Bishop Richard Stika’s resignation last year. The Holy See Press Office announced that Father James Mark Beckman, 61, will be installed as the new bishop of …
Why Tom Brady and Garth Brooks will be at the Vatican this weekend
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 7, 2024 / 12:30 pm Garth Brooks may have friends in low places, but this Saturday he will perform at a high-level Vatican event with Nobel Peace Prize winners, business leaders, and professional athletes, including former NFL quarterback Tom Brady. Brady, Brooks, and other celebrity …
The Marianist Story and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Father William Joseph Chaminade founded the Society of Mary in 1817, in the aftermath of the French Revolution. Born in 1761, as a young priest he barely survived the Revolution’s carnage and terror. When the revolutionary government demanded every priest in the country swear allegiance to the new government or …
Community Makeover
Just in time for its inaugural academic year, Xavier Jesuit Academy, a new Catholic grade school in Bond Hill, will serve as the anchor site for this year’s Community Makeover. Now in its fifteenth year, the Community Makeover is a collaboration by the Cincinnati Reds, Procter and Gamble, the Cincinnati …
Swept Away Indian Lake’s Our Lady of Fatima Statue Disappeared in E-3 Tornado
The Our Lady of Fatima statue at the south end of Logan County’s Indian Lake was a longtime staple in that community, but it was blown away by an EF-3 tornado on March 14, 2024. At 19-feet-6-inches-tall, the fiberglass statue stood on a concrete pedestal as part of the 43-feet …
What is causing our fertility crisis? Catholic experts weigh in
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., May 2, 2024 / 17:55 pm The record-low fertility rates in the United States and the decline in fertility globally are driven by both social and economic factors, according to Catholic panelists speaking at an event hosted by the Institute for Human Ecology (IHE). According to provisional data published …
Trump polls ahead of Biden among Catholic voters with shift in Hispanic vote
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 2, 2024 / 15:26 pm Former President Donald Trump is polling more than 10 points ahead of President Joe Biden among Catholic voters, thanks in part to increasing support from Hispanic Catholic voters, according to a recent Pew survey. Overall, Pew has Trump leading …
The prayer of a holy journalist before dying for the freedom of the Catholic press
By Abel Camasca, Ken Oliver-Méndez CNA Newsroom, May 3, 2024 / 13:45 pm World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every May 3, drawing attention to the importance of free and independent news media. Among modern-day saints, there is a journalist-priest who suffered martyrdom by the Nazis for his work in Catholic media: …
Ohio’s EdChoice Expansion
As students prepare to complete the current school year, opportunities await for the 2024-25 school year with the expansion of Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship program. Once designated for students living in underperforming school districts, this program is now open to all students. “Universal EdChoice Expansion aligns with the Catholic Church’s teaching …
