Br. Mark Ligett, OFM, 76, passed away Jan. 21, 2025, at St. Luke Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was a professed Franciscan friar for 54 years. Br. Mark was known for his warmth and humor and his deep sense of gratitude for his vocation and fellow friars. He was also …

“I never intended to be a missionary.” Brother James Bok, OFM, has uttered those words numerous times over the years. As so often happens though, God had other intentions for this Franciscan friar. He returned stateside from Jamaica on Sept. 11, 2024, 16 years to the day after his arrival …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jun 28, 2024 / 06:00 am Catholic university graduates are more likely to report higher fulfillment and more emphasis on morality in their decision-making than non-Catholic school students, according to a recent study out of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. The study found that in areas such …

1819 Christ Church, the first church in Cincinnati city limits, built on the current site of St. Francis Seraph Church at Vine and Liberty Streets. 1821 The original church moved to Sycamore street on rollers and designated the cathedral of the new Diocese of Cincinnati. It was replaced within five …

St. Robert Bellarmine at Xavier University is both a parish and a university chapel. As late as the 1940s, students (then all men) were not permitted at parish Masses, but attended student Masses as part of their Jesuit formation and education. 1831 The Athenaeum (men’s high school and college) in downtown …

Cincinnati, Ohio, September 7, 2023– Saint Ursula Academy is excited to introduce Kathy Restle as SUA’s new Principal. A search committee unanimously selected Mrs. Restle, who assumed her new role on August 1, 2023. Kathy Restle comes with more than 23 years of experience in education and high school administration …

Xavier University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved plans to establish the nation’s first Jesuit College of Osteopathic Medicine on the university’s campus, addressing a critical future need to train more primary care doctors while bolstering Xavier’s status as a leader in mission-driven, health sciences education. The medical college’s focus on …

Sister Betty Ann Igo, 91, passed into the heart of God on June 13, 2023 after an acute illness. Betty was one of three children born to the late Gertrude and Stanley Igo on April 5, 1932 in Covington, KY. She held fond memories of her growing years of childhood …

The Xavier University community mourns Joshua Barrick, a 2005 graduate who was killed during the mass shooting in Louisville yesterday. In Times of Sorrow May you see God’s light on the path ahead When the road you walk is dark. May you always hear, Even in your hour of sorrow, …

CINCINNATI – “This man had turned blue.” Dr. Edmond Hooker immediately knew the gravity of the situation unfolding during a March 5 flight to West Palm Beach, Florida, a situation that nearly turned fatal for one of his fellow passengers. The flight began typically enough for Hooker, an emergency physician and longtime …