By Gigi Duncan Jan 3, 2026 / 10:05 am SEEK 2026 has drawn more than 26,000 attendees across three U.S. cities this year, setting an attendance record and marking a 24% increase over last year, organizers said. Attendees have gathered through Jan. 5 in Columbus, Ohio; Denver; and Fort Worth, Texas, for …

By Amira Abuzeid Dec 31, 2025 / 09:00 am The annual SEEK conference is set to simultaneously get underway Jan. 1–5 in three U.S. cities: Columbus, Ohio; Denver; and Fort Worth, Texas. “To the Heights!” is the theme of this year’s conference, which is organized by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students …

By Amira Abuzeid Dec 29, 2025 / 14:18 pm The bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, has granted a dispensation from Mass for parishioners who fear deportation by immigration enforcement officers, who have increased activity in the area since mid-December. Bishop Earl Fernandes announced in a letter and video last week that those who …

“The Pope reminded us of the real purpose of Catholic education. The Jubilee can be a transformative experience,” said Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of the Diocese of Columbus, U.S., in an interview with Vatican News. He came to Rome for the Jubilee of the World of Education, leading a 30-person …

Walking with Moms in Need, an initiative of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), is spreading throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The ministry’s goal is to support moms in obtaining their basic needs. “It is a call from the bishops to each parish to do this,” said Chris …

By Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik & Wojciech Rogacin At his episcopal ordination in May 2022, Bishop Earl Fernandes quipped that there were more bishops being ordained that year than priests in the Diocese of Columbus. The congregation laughed, but Bishop Fernandes’ remark reflected the gravity of the situation. “At that time …

1) Admission to Candidacy Congratulations to our seminarians who were initiated in the Admission to Candidacy in December by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, with Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of the Columbus Diocese among the concelebrants. From the Archdiocese of Cincinnati: Nick Barsala and William Rannells. From the Diocese of Columbus: …

By Kate Quiñones Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan 3, 2025 / 19:35 pm Next year’s SEEK Conference is scheduled to be held in Denver; Columbus, Ohio; and Fort Worth, Texas, the annual Catholic event announced this week. Denver is the headquarters of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), which runs …

By The Catholic Times Columbus, Ohio, Jul 7, 2024 / 06:00 am The four routes of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage have covered thousands of miles from coast to coast and from the southern border of the United States to the far north, but only one has made a stop at a …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jun 14, 2024 / 14:05 pm The Vatican has removed Bishop Paul Bradley as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, the bishop revealed on Friday, with Pope Francis appointing a new administrator to take his place. Bradley said in a letter to the diocese on …