1+ week, 3+ day ago   (120+ words) Reluctant as I am to fiddle with the U.S. Constitution, I’m willing to consider an amendment banning any elementary school from opening before Labor Day. In those innocent days, these things seemed as immutable as the law of gravity. So at…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1867+ words) Recently, Catholic Times reporter Hannah Heil sat down with Bishop Earl K. Fernandes to talk about his new pastoral letter, Catholic Education: An Act of Hope. Bishop Fernandes, you’ve been bishop for four years now and this is your first pastoral…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (104+ words) The Catholic Times On Friday, August 5, Bishop Fernandes celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral for the staff, students and families of Chesterton Academy of St. Benedict. During Mass, the staff of Chesterton Academy made a profession of faith and oath…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (636+ words) The Catholic Times The Church today celebrates the mystery of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in soul and body into Heaven. The spiritual mood is established in the Entrance Antiphon: “Let us all rejoice in the Lord, as…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (179+ words) The Diocese of Columbus, along with the Diaconate Community, congratulates Deacons, Deacon Candidates and their wives on their Jubilee Wedding Anniversaries. 60 or more years Deacon Joseph & Phyllis Schermer 11/28/1959 Deacon Peter & Judi-Ann Peterson 11/4/1961 Deacon Robert & Barbara Ghiloni 2/2/1963 Deacon Harry & Melody Turner…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (262+ words) Bernie & Jane Paumier Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Richard & Marie Largmann St. Matthew the Apostle Donald & Ellen Brown Our Lady of Lourdes, Marysville John & Mary MonkEdward & Marianne PirikStanley J. & Carol Ann VingleRaymond & Arlene Kroll Innocente & Judith Racanelli St. Margaret of Cortona,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (173+ words) The diocesan Office of Catholic Schools welcomed several new administrators for the 2026-27 school year. Enrollment has increased in recent years, leading to more than 100 administrators serving across the diocese’s 51 Catholic schools. This year’s new principals include: RELATED | Bishop Fernandes sits…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (609+ words) A group of Catholic law students at Capital University in Columbus have formed an organization to link their growth in the faith with what they learn about the ethical standards of their chosen profession. Cameron Hapy, president of the Ozanam…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (930+ words) More than 1,500 educators at Catholic schools across the diocese filled the Robert C. Walter Student Commons at Columbus St. Charles Preparatory School Monday for a day centered on the Eucharist. The event earlier this week, organized by the diocesan Office of…...