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Mass is a time of silence and prayer, not idle chitchat, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mass is the highest form of prayer and not an appropriate moment for small talk, Pope Francis said. At church, Catholics should spend their time in silence before Mass, preparing “to meet with Jesus” instead of engaging in “chitchat,” the pope said …
Mass and lunch: Pope to lead celebration of World Day of the Poor
IMAGE: CNS photo/jason Szenes, EPA By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will celebrate the Catholic Church’s first World Day of the Poor Nov. 19 by celebrating a morning Mass with people in need and those who assist them. After Mass, he will offer lunch to 500 people in the …
Stop taking smartphone snapshots during Mass, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Mass is not a show, but a beautiful, transformative encounter with the true loving presence of Christ, Pope Francis said. That is why people need to focus their hearts on God, not focus their smartphones for pictures during Mass, …
Jubilarians 2017: Precious Blood Sisters celebrate jubilees of religious life
75 years Sister Rosemary Laux A native of Bryant, Indiana, Sister Rosemary (M. Columba) attended Holy Trinity parish school and Bryant High School. She entered the Congregation in 1942, joining her sister, Sister M. Agnella Laux. Sister Rosemary served in dietary in Denver, Canton, Cincinnati and Dayton and was the …
40 Hours Begins at St Ann (Groesbeck)
Nov 3-5, 40 Hours Devotion at St. Ann. Holy Hour and Eucharistic procession on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 3 p.m. Stop by for one or more hours of Eucharistic adoration. Contact the parish about night-time hours.
National Black Catholic History Month: Photos from Our Archives
The following photos from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Archives are featured in collages in the November print issue. Because many of the schools and parishes they came from are now closed, some of the photos have no dates and little to identify them; we’ve given the identification listed in the Archives. …
Fatima at Home and Abroad
By Gail Finke (from our print edition) Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr led a prayer service at the cathedral on the 100th anniversary of the final apparition of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal. Held at 7 p.m. on Friday Oct. 13, at the height of high school football season and in …
Looking Back: Pilgrimage 2017 from Barcelona, to Lourdes, through Spain, to Fatima
During the week of October 30th through November 2nd, more photos of the Pilgrimage to Lourdes and Fatima will be posted. For the story Fatima and Abroad, click here
Fatima Centennial at Russells Point
A Eucharistic procession from Our Lady of the Woods Parish to the shrine to Our Lady of Fatima at Indian Lake culminated months of centennial events at the one-time Catholic amusement park. The statue of Our Lady, once surrounded by dancing waters-style fountains, is no longer the largest statue …