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Sr. Louise Akers / Archbishop Pilarczyk Cincinnati, Ohio, Sep 5, 2009 / 07:55 am (CNA).- The Archbishop of Cincinnati Daniel Pilarczyk, citing his duty to safeguard authentic Catholic teaching, has barred a religious sister from teaching on behalf of the archdiocese after she refused to adhere to Catholic teaching on the ordination of women.Sister of Charity Louise Akers, 66, was listed as an advisory board member for the Women’s Ordination Conference. Her photo and name were also on the site.In April the archdiocese’s Office of Catechesis and Evangelization removed her from its list of approved teachers and speakers for...

A priest convicted of public indecency last year is returning to the ministry next week, the archdiocese of Cincinnati announced today. Rev. Raymond Larger, whom Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk placed on administrative leave on Aug. 5, 2003, is returning to priestly ministry Monday. "He will reside at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains in downtown Cincinnati and celebrate the sacraments in parishes as needed," archdiocesan officials said in a statement. Larger, who was the priest at Our Lady of Visitation in Mack before being placed on administrative leave, was arrested July 23, 2003, in a Dayton park by...

CINCINNATI (AP) - A battle over church records of possible child molestation escalated into angry recriminations between a prosecutor and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati. In an extraordinary move, prosecutors subpoenaed the archbishop to appear before a grand jury, but then excused him after the church released information, officials said. Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk, a former president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Chancellor Christopher Armstrong both received summons to discuss child abuse allegations Thursday. Pilarczyk, 67, was excused because the archdiocese turned over requested information, Hamilton County Prosecutor Michael Allen said. He wouldn't say what the information...