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Ohio U.S. Senate candidates Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan (left) and Republican J.D. Vance

Ohio senate race: What Catholics should know about J.D. Vance, Tim Ryan

Oct 28, 2022

By Jonah McKeown, Katie Yoder

Voters in Ohio will decide between two candidates — both Catholic — running for U.S. Senate this November.  Read more

Holy Name Cathedral in Steubenville, Ohio.

Steubenville diocese faces prospect of union with Columbus with ‘fortitude’

Oct 11, 2022

By Carl Bunderson

Bishop Jeffrey Monforton of Steubenville, Ohio, announced in a message to the diocese on Tuesday that a merger of the... Read more

Students participate in the Ohio March for Life in Columbus, Oct. 5, 2022.

With Roe gone, Ohio’s first March for Life emphasizes support for pregnant women

Oct 6, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Pro-life advocates held the first Ohio March for Life in Columbus on Wednesday to celebrate the end of the Roe... Read more

Ohio state capitol

Ohio enacts health care conscience protections

Jul 6, 2021

By CNA Staff

Ohio state law now includes conscience protections for medical professionals, after Governor Mike DeWine signed a state budget bill into... Read more

Former altar boy buys Akron church: ‘I’ll make sure it’s still taken care of’

May 4, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

A former altar boy with close family ties to a former Catholic parish in Akron, Ohio, now has a different... Read more

Ohio governor: Lethal injection impermissible for executions 

Dec 10, 2020

The use of lethal injections will no longer be allowed for executions in the state of Ohio, and an alternative... Read more

Bishop-elect David J. Bonnar of the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio. Courtesy photo.

Ex-chaplain to Pittsburgh Steelers named bishop of Youngstown, Ohio

Nov 17, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Tuesday named Pittsburgh priest Fr. David J. Bonnar the next bishop of Youngstown, Ohio.  Read more

Sign for the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC.

DOJ files brief in support of Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban

Jan 22, 2020

The Department of Justice is officially supporting Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion ban before a federal circuit court.  Read more

Pro-life doctor weighs in amid furor over Ohio ectopic pregnancy bill

Dec 12, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

Controversy continues over a bill in Ohio that would require doctors to attempt to “reimplant” embryos removed during procedures to... Read more

Ohio bill would target proposal on abortion reversal notification

Nov 13, 2019

Two Democratic lawmakers in Ohio have introduced legislation that would prohibit the state from requiring doctors to provide patients with... Read more

Facade of Ohio Capital building at night in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio Senate passes two pro-life laws despite legal challenges

Nov 7, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Ohio lawmakers have passed two pieces of new pro-life legislation while court battles challenging earlier pro-life laws continue.   Read more

Ohio Supreme Court.

Ohio Supreme Court will not hear appeal from abortion clinic

Oct 29, 2019

For the second time in three months, Ohio’s top court has refused to hear an appeal from the last abortion... Read more

Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban remains blocked after court ruling 

Oct 14, 2019

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a block on an Ohio law banning abortions on the grounds of a... Read more

Following state, federal funding cuts, two abortion clinics close in Cincinnati

Sep 10, 2019

In response to new federal and state regulations restricting funding of abortion clinics, Planned Parenthood announced Monday that two of... Read more

Cincinnati auxiliary Bishop Joseph Binzer.

Auxiliary bishop did not disclose Cincinnati priest accusations

Aug 5, 2019

By Ed Condon

An auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and member of the USCCB committee on child protection, is facing accusations... Read more

Pope Francis walks in St. Peter's Square Sept. 12, 2018.

Pope Francis prays for victims of shootings in U.S.

Aug 4, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Sunday remembered the victims, and the families of the victims, of recent shootings in Texas, California, and Ohio,... Read more

3D ultrasound.

Ohio bill would introduce fetal development into school curriculum

Jul 10, 2019

A recently introduced bill in Ohio would add scientific information about the development of the unborn child to the state’s... Read more

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

Federal judge temporarily halts Ohio's 'heartbeat abortion' law

Jul 8, 2019

An Ohio law banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat was temporarily blocked by a federal judge July... Read more

From Left: Fr. Dan Samide, Fr. Rich Samide, Fr. Anthony Simone, Fr. Patrick Schultz, Fr. Jeff Barnish, Fr. Ryan Mann, Fr. Ryan Cubera. Photo courtesy of St. Mary's Catholic Church Life Teen group.

7 priests ordained in 7 years: What's the 'secret sauce' at this Ohio parish?

May 26, 2019

By Mary Farrow

Starting in 2013, and every year since for the past seven years, one young man from the parish of St.... Read more

Pro-life doctors: Despite Ohio bill, there is no procedure to save ectopic pregnancies

May 16, 2019

An Ohio bill seeking to limit insurance coverage of non-lifesaving abortions erroneously states that a procedure exists in which a... Read more