Columbus Bishop emeritus James A. Griffin will be the main celebrant at the 11 a.m. June 24 funeral Mass at St. Paul Church, Akron, for Father John M. Jenkins, pastor emeritus of the parish. Homilist will be Father John McNulty. Father Michael Gurnick will preside at vespers at 3 p.m. June 23 at St. Mary […]
Hundreds of young people from the Dioceses of Toledo, Cleveland and Youngstown converged on Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky on Tuesday, June 20 for Diocesan Youth Day. They were joined by the Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas, bishop of the Diocese of Toledo and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cleveland. Bishop Thomas greeted […]
Father Peter Soohyun Bang, who was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Daegu, South Korea on May 19, was appointed parochial vicar, Holy Angels Parish, Bainbridge, effective June 13. Father Jacob B. Bearer, who was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland on May 19, was appointed parochial vicar, St. Francis de Sale […]
ROME (CNS) – The Eucharist is a tangible reminder of God’s love, and receiving Communion is a call to work to build the body of Christ by loving others and shunning all that sows division within a community, Pope Francis said. The Eucharist should “heal our ambition to lord it over others, to greedily hoard […]
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is encouraging Catholics across the country to enter into the period two weeks prior to the Fourth of July with a strong focus on prayer, education and reflection on our first freedom, freedom of religion. Read more and watch video at the USCCB Fortnight for Freedom webpage>