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Franciscan University of Steubenville opens maternity home for students

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Feb 18, 2025 / 15:45 pm Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS), a Catholic liberal arts university in eastern Ohio, has opened a maternity home for pregnant students designed to provide a faith-filled environment to support student moms as they continue their education. Guadalupe House is near …
Pilgrimage in Ohio

In conjunction with the National Eucharistic Revival, Catholics are invited to participate in a statewide pilgrimage, concluding with a Vigil of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Carey, OH, on Wednesday, August 14. Statewide Eucharistic pilgrimages at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady …
Seton Route makes only prison stop on National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

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 …
PHOTOS: A Eucharistic pilgrimage boards a ‘sternwheeler’ and travels down the Ohio River

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jun 30, 2024 / 08:00 am Faithful on the Seton Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage recently boarded an old-fashioned “sternwheeler” and processed down the Ohio River with the Blessed Sacrament. The ship departed from Steubenville, Ohio, on Sunday, June 23, and traveled 30 miles down …
Pope Francis Appoints Father Dennis Walsh as Bishop of Davenport

WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Dennis G. Walsh, as Bishop of Davenport. Bishop-elect Walsh is a priest of the Diocese of Toledo, and currently serves as pastor of Saint John the Evangelist Church in Delphos, Ohio. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on June 25, 2024, by …
Vatican appoints new administrator of Steubenville Diocese amid possible merger

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 …
After pro-life loss in Ohio, Bishop Earl Fernandes announces several initiatives to promote life

By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Dec 8, 2023 / 16:00 pm Following last month’s referendum in Ohio that enshrined a right to abortion in its constitution, Columbus Bishop Earl Fernandes announced several pro-life and spiritual initiatives that the prelate hopes will make abortion “unthinkable.” The amendment to the constitution, for which a …
Franciscan University offers safe haven for Jewish students experiencing antisemitism

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 18, 2023 / 19:07 pm Franciscan University of Steubenville has announced the creation of an expedited transfer process for Jewish students in danger of antisemitic discrimination and violence on campuses across the United States. The announcement comes amid violence in the Middle East between …
Pope Francis names Steubenville bishop as auxiliary bishop of Detroit

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Sep 28, 2023 / 08:40 am Pope Francis transferred Bishop Jeffrey Monforton of Steubenville, Ohio, to the Archdiocese of Detroit on Thursday to serve as an auxiliary bishop. Monforton, 60, is originally from Detroit and will assist 74-year-old Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit in the …
Ohio pregnancy center vandalized in ‘Jane’s Revenge’ attack

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Apr 17, 2023 / 14:15 pm A pro-life pregnancy center in Bowling Green, Ohio, was vandalized with “Jane’s Revenge” pro-abortion graffiti on Saturday. The vandalism of Bowling Green Pregnancy Center, also known as HerChoice, is the 63rd pro-abortion attack on a pro-life pregnancy center since May 2022. The …