Press Releases

St. Mary Catholic School, operated by St. Mary Catholic Parish in Hillsboro, will close at the end of the current school year, effective July 1, 2023.

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 . . .