Ohio s six Roman Catholic bishops want people to return to Mass.
The church leaders this week issued a letter canceling a special dispensation that allowed people to skip Masses on Saturdays, Sundays, and on Holy Days of Obligation due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The return to regular attendance goes into effect the weekend of June 5-6.
In the letter, the bishops said people who have serious health concerns still are permitted to stay home, but noted that broadcasts of Masses are not substitutes for in-person worship for others. Instead, they are intended for the sick, home-bound, the imprisoned, etc., who are unable to attend Mass in person, they wrote.
Washington D.C., Apr 30, 2021 / 10:00 am (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will mark its bicentennial with a walking Marian pilgrimage, helping the faithful prepare for the re-consecration to Jesus through Mary.
On June 19, 2021, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding with a Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving offered by Archbishop Dennis Schnurr. At the Mass, Schnurr will re-consecrate the archdiocese.
As a spiritual preparation for the re-consecration, the diocese thought of a walking Marian pilgrimage.
“Traditionally the preparation for a consecration to Jesus through Mary takes 33 days,” said a statement from Jennifer Schack, the director of media relations for the archdiocese. “The 33-day pilgrimage is our way of bringing the archdiocese together to participate in the 33-day preparation.”
Father Drew rape trial delayed again
New allegations against priest facing rape trial: court docs By Jennifer Edwards Baker | April 23, 2021 at 9:26 AM EDT - Updated April 23 at 11:18 AM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The trial for a Cincinnati-area priest accused of raping a 10-year-old altar boy three decades ago is being delayed again, FOX19 NOW has confirmed.
This the third time the trial of Father Geoff Drew, 59, has been postponed in the past 14 months, court records show.
He has pleaded not guilty to nine counts of rape and faces life in prison if convicted.
Father Drew’s trial was delayed as well last fall, on Oct. 13, 2020, to Monday at the request of both prosecutors and Drew’s defense attorney, Brad Moermond.
Trial for former Cincinnati priest accused of rape begins Monday
Geoff Drew accused of raping altar boy 30 years ago
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GREEN TOWNSHIP â The trial of Rev. Geoff Drew is scheduled to begin Monday, nearly 21 months after Cincinnati police officers arrested the Catholic priest for raping an altar boy decades ago.
The victim was 10 when Drew began sexually assaulting the child, according to charging documents in the case.
Drew, 59, is charged with 9 counts of rape. He faces life in prison, if convicted.
WCPO staff
Drew is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on $5 million cash bond.
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