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Throwback Thursday: Supporting the missions, then and now
Staff Report This Sunday, Oct. 18, is World Mission Sunday. It is a day set aside by Pope Pius XI in 1926 for the Catholic Church to renew its commitment to being a missionary church. Today’s Throwback Thursday highlights an editorial cartoon on this very topic.
Throwback Thursday: Journalism education starts early
Staff Report Many a reporter or editor remembers their first exposure to the industry often came at a student newspaper. Today’s Throwback Thursday from the Nov. 19, 1971 edition of The Catholic Telegraph highlights some of Catholic education’s contribution to the field. Pictured is the staff of “The Green Gossip,” a …
Throwback Thursday: One more look at the papal visit
Staff Report Our Throwback Thursday posts often stretch back more than 100 years, but today we’re looking back to last week — the week Pope Francis visited the United States. Many stories still need to be written much reflection done to understand the real importance of Pope Francis’ journey, but …
Throwback Thursday: Make a newspaper into a papal miter
Staff Report Today’s Throwback Thursday goes back to 1987 when Pope John Paul II visited the United States. The image at right appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer on Sept. 16, 1987 by way to the Los Angeles Times as a way for Catholics to participate in a papal visit. The …
Throwback Thursday: A glance at past papal pilgrimages to the U.S.
Staff Report When Pope Francis lands in America next week, he will be just the fourth pontiff to visit the nation. All eyes of the world will follow Pope Francis from Rome, to Cuba, and finally to the US of A where he has a loaded schedule. With that in mind, …
Throwback Thursday: Did Cincinnati almost get a papal visit?
Staff Report Later this month Pope Francis will visit the United States for the first time in his pontificate. Papal visits to the U.S. aren’t new, but they’re always newsworthy and Pope Francis will make history by addressing a joint session of congress. Popes have visited many major U.S. cities, …
Throwback Thursday: Sisters of the Poor rich in… elephants?
Staff Report The generosity of the faithful is constantly on display in this archdiocese. The Catholic Ministries Appeal and the One Faith, One Hope, One Love capital campaign are shining examples of how giving local Catholics can be to the archdiocese, but they’re just as generous to the religious orders …
Throwback Thursday: Summer break rides off into sunset
Staff Report By this time next week, all 200+ Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be back in session. While most are back now, a few start early next week. For those few still enjoying summer break, late August is a chance to squeeze in just a few …
Throwback Thursday: Archbishop installs neighboring bishop
Staff Report The installation of a bishop is a major event for a diocese and often for the city where the bishop’s seat is located. Such was the case in Columbus, Ohio on Aug. 22, 1968 when Arhbishop Karl J. Alter of Cincinnati installed Bishop Clarence E. Elwell as the …
Throwback Thursday: Cutting edge tech lets student learn from home in 1962
Staff Report Students are heading back to school already in some parts of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati already, and more are starting soon. With that in mind, today’s Throwback Thursday examines a unique story of a Catholic school utilizing the best available technology to serve a student in need. MORE …