Margaret Lyons to Retire from Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Education Leadership Post

Margaret Lyons, Secretary for Catechetical Formation and Education, and Superintendent of Schools for the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, has announced she is retiring from her current role effective at the close of this academic year, 2015-2016. Ms. Lyons has served the Church in diocesan work as catechetical leader, teacher and administrator for o...

Archbishop Hoban High School Announces New Principal

Archbishop Hoban High School has announced that Ms. Emily Jane Hanson has been appointed Principal of the school effective July 1, 2016. She will succeed Dr. Mary Anne Beiting, who is stepping down after 28 years as a Hoban administrator. ?Serving a religious order-sponsored school, Ms. Hanson has a deep appreciation for the charisms that serve as...

A story of life: One woman's choice gave Marissa a 'Special Day' and her parents a daughter

Editor?s note: Marissa Healy shared this personal reflection on adoption. She and her siblings, Michael and Megan Plaspohl, were adopted by Ed and Mary Ann Plaspohl as infants. They are not biological siblings; each was adopted from a different Ohio city. Marissa and her husband, Rick Healy, are the parents of Grace, 3; Josuha, 19 months, and a n...

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In Remembrance - Reverend John T. McDonough

The Reverend John T. McDonough, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Sebastian Parish, Akron died Tuesday, 5 January 2016, after having received the prayerful support and consolation of the Sacraments. John Thomas McDonough was born on 19 February 1925. His parents were the late John T. and Irene C. (Senn). He was educated at St. Joseph Seminary (Villa Angela),...

Local parishes asked to aid Midwest flood victims

Special second collection scheduled for Weekend of January 16-17 On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon is asking parishioners across the diocese to come to the aid of those hit hard by severe flooding in Missouri and other nearby states following torrential rains and devastating storms during...

"Mass for Life" today at 10 a.m. - Watch live-stream HERE

Mass4Life - Live Stream //   Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop, Diocese of Cleveland will celebrate a special Mass in the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist on Friday morning January 22, 2016 beginning at 10:00 a.m.