/tags/catholic-church Catholic Church en-US Copyright Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:56:14 GMT /2025-04-21/dewine-remembers-pope-francis-as-a-compassionate-world-leader State, national and international leaders are remembering Pope Francis, who died just after Easter Sunday. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:56:14 GMT /2025-04-21/dewine-remembers-pope-francis-as-a-compassionate-world-leader Jo Ingles /news/2025-04-21/central-ohio-catholics-mourn-pope-francis “The Holy Father consistently emphasized care for our common home and human fraternity: the need to see one another as brothers and sisters," said Columbus Bishop Earl Fernandes. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:55:45 GMT /news/2025-04-21/central-ohio-catholics-mourn-pope-francis Allie Vugrincic, Renee Fox /npr-news/2025-04-21/pope-francis-who-reached-out-to-the-margins-of-society-has-died-at-88 The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:18:41 GMT /npr-news/2025-04-21/pope-francis-who-reached-out-to-the-margins-of-society-has-died-at-88 Sylvia Poggioli /news/2022-11-03/columbus-diocese-plans-to-cut-nearly-20-of-churches The 23-county Diocese of Columbus plans to close nearly 20% of its churches—19 of 105. Eleven of them are in Franklin County, which has about half of the diocese's churches now. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:40:46 GMT /news/2022-11-03/columbus-diocese-plans-to-cut-nearly-20-of-churches Renee Fox /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-09-17/american-catholicism-and-how-it-measures-up-to-the-rest-of-the-world At a recent hearing on an anti-vaccination bill before the Ohio House Health Committee, a priest denied the papacy of Pope Francis. We look at this and other rifts within American Catholicism under Francis and what such divisions mean for society writ large. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:09:33 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-09-17/american-catholicism-and-how-it-measures-up-to-the-rest-of-the-world /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-08-31/american-catholicism-and-how-it-measures-up-to-the-rest-of-the-world At a recent hearing on an anti-vaccination bill before the Ohio House Health Committee, a priest denied the papacy of Pope Francis. We look at this and other rifts within American Catholicism under Francis and what such divisions mean for society writ large. Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:00:30 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-08-31/american-catholicism-and-how-it-measures-up-to-the-rest-of-the-world /news-partners/2021-03-15/vatican-says-catholic-church-cannot-bless-same-sex-marriages "The presence in such relationships of positive elements ... cannot justify these relationships and render them legitimate objects of an ecclesial blessing," the Vatican said Monday. Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:05:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-15/vatican-says-catholic-church-cannot-bless-same-sex-marriages Bill Chappell /ideastream/2021-03-05/choices-limited-for-cleveland-catholics-who-object-to-j-j-vaccine This week, Catholic leaders expressed moral concerns about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because it was produced in part using fetal cell lines from an abortion. They say Catholics should first opt for Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, which also used a fetal cell line in research, but not in production. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:00:00 GMT /ideastream/2021-03-05/choices-limited-for-cleveland-catholics-who-object-to-j-j-vaccine /news/2020-08-26/columbus-diocese-reaches-1-million-settlement-over-alleged-abuse-at-st-charles The Catholic Diocese of Columbus has reached a $1 million settlement with a former student of St. Charles Preparatory School over allegations of sexual… Wed, 26 Aug 2020 18:25:32 GMT /news/2020-08-26/columbus-diocese-reaches-1-million-settlement-over-alleged-abuse-at-st-charles Gabe Rosenberg /news-partners/2020-07-16/new-vatican-guidance-urges-clergy-to-report-cases-of-sexual-abuse A step-by-step manual for investigating and reporting sexual abuse cases involving clergy calls on church authorities to alert civilian officials even if not required to do so by law. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 20:24:11 GMT /news-partners/2020-07-16/new-vatican-guidance-urges-clergy-to-report-cases-of-sexual-abuse David Welna