Press Releases

New Executive Director for the Catholic Conference of Ohio

May 28, 2021

The Catholic Conference of Ohio, to which Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr is the chair, released the following announcement today. . .

Memorial Day Observance at Gate of Heaven Cemetery

May 28, 2021

The annual Gate of Heaven Cemetery Memorial Day Field Mass will be celebrated on Monday, May 31. The outdoor wreath laying ceremony and Mass have been celebrated at Gate of Heaven Cemetery for more than five decades. After being unable to hold the Mass in 2020 . . .

Seven priests ordained for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

May 15, 2021

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati joyfully celebrated the ordination of seven new priests on Saturday May 15, 2021. The men were ordained to the priesthood for service to God and the Church. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr . . .

Obligation to Attend Sunday Mass Reinstated

May 14, 2021

Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr has decreed that for the faithful of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati the obligation to attend Sunday and Holy Day Mass is reinstated, beginning with the Sunday Masses of June 6 . . .

Bicentennial and 33 Day Marian Pilgrimage

March 19, 2021

In three months, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati (founded as the Diocese of Cincinnati) will celebrate our 200-year anniversary as a diocese! A Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains on . . . .

Ash Wednesday / Ultimate Guide to Lent

February 16, 2021

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, along with Catholics around the world, will observe Ash Wednesday, on February 17, 2021. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent in the Catholic Church in preparation for Easter (that will fall on April 4 this year). Ash Wednesday is an obligatory day of fasting…