Father Mark Keene and Deacon Jim Fortner begin new leadership roles in diocese

Laura Keener, Editor The month of August opened and closed with two top positions being filled at the Curia. Bishop John Iffert has appointed Father Mark Keene vicar general and Deacon James Fortner chief operating officer for the Diocese of Covington. “I look forward to collaborating with Father Keene and Deacon Fortner in leading the […]

Gone but Not Forgotten: MLB Unmarked Graves Project honors former Reds player Henry ‘Hank’ Gastright with a new headstone installed in Wilder cemetery

Maura Baker, Staff Writer A crowd gathered to the Diocese of Covington’s St. Joseph Cemetery in Wilder for the installation of a headstone attributed to former Cincinnati Reds player, Henry “Hank” Gastright — whose grave was left unmarked until Aug. 18. Those gathered included not only the descendants and family of the late baseball player, […]

Diocese of Covington welcomes pro-life initiative ‘Walking with Moms in Need,’ aiming to ‘walk in the shoes’ of vulnerable mothers and families

Maura Baker, Staff Writer Parish representatives and pro-life allies of the Diocese of Covington gathered, Aug. 10, to discuss new and ongoing initiatives in the diocese to support mothers and families in a post-Dobbs community. The Supreme Court decision on Dobbs, which overturned Roe v. Wade and delegated the decision of abortion to individual states […]