Bishop Earl Fernandes announced June 26 that the Diocese of Columbus will be lowering its age of confirmation to the fourth grade. In an address published on the diocesan website, Fernandes said that ...

The Catholic Diocese of Columbus will allow children to get the confirmation sacrament at a younger age as the diocese Bishop tried to address young people leaving the church. The Catholic Diocese of ...

The bishop of the Catholic diocese of Columbus, the Rev. Earl K. Fernandes, said that central Ohio Catholics who fear being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can skip church ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus is excusing parishioners from the obligation to attend Mass during the Christmas ...

Some Catholic clergy in the Columbus diocese are telling their parishioners that Bishop Earl Fernandes is encouraging a "yes" vote on Ohio Issue 1, even though officially, the Catholic Bishops of Ohio ...

The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus is excusing parishioners from the obligation to attend Mass during the Christmas season during heightened operations by U.S. Immigration and Customs ...