Press Releases

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…

#GiveCatholicAOC raises more than $1.5 million!

December 3, 2020

On Giving Tuesday, December 1, over 130 organizations took part in the annual #GIVECatholicAOC giving day initiative here in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. A collective total of $1.4 million was raised from over 3,000 donors!

Yearly appeal expected to raise around $5 million for local ministries

October 9, 2020

Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will kick off the annual Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) in parishes the weekend of Jan. 18-19. This year’s theme is…

A Renewed Emphasis on Evangelization: Center for the New Evangelization

October 1, 2020

The effort to evangelize local Catholics, by sharing Christ’s message of salvation, and inviting people into a relationship with Jesus, has been extremely important to…