Press Releases

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, along with Catholics around the world, will observe Ash Wednesday, on Wednesday, February 22. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent in the Catholic Church in preparation for Easter, which is April 9 this year. Ash Wednesday is an obligatory day . . .

Catholic school students, teachers, and communities throughout the 19-county Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be celebrating the 49th annual Catholic Schools Week from January 29 through February 4 under the theme “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.” The 112 Catholic elementary and high schools in the Archdiocese will mark the week with. . . .

Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr will lead the faithful in an hour of prayer on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains in Cincinnati. The hour of prayer, known as a Holy Hour, will include the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament along with the Rosary, Evening Prayer and Benediction. Following the Holy Hour . . .

Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr has released the following statement upon the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. “Please join me in praying for the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who was a vicar of Peter and faithful shepherd of Christ’s Church. . . .”

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati welcomes the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization reversing the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will hold a press conference . . .

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Yesterday’s horrific news of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas shakes us to our core and reminds us once again of the fragility of human life. This senseless, heartbreaking tragedy reinforces the desperate need for conversion to a culture of life in our country, one that . . .

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will joyfully celebrate the ordination of seven new priests on Saturday May 21, 2022. The men will be ordained to the priesthood for service to God and the Church. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr will celebrate the Mass. Within the course of the ordination rite, the archbishop will . . .

Holy Thursday Masses will be celebrated today, Thursday, April 14. On Holy Thursday, Catholics commemorate the institution of the Eucharist and the Priesthood by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr . . .

The Holy Father, Pope Francis, announced today that Father Earl K. Fernandes, of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, has been appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio. Bishop-elect Fernandes will be . . .