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Pope says respect for religion should limit freedom of expression

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNS) -- Commenting on recent killings by Islamist terrorists at a Paris newspaper, Pope Francis condemned killing in the name of God, but said freedom of expression should be limited by respect for religion and that mockery of faith can be expected to provoke violence. The pope made his remarks Jan....

Local Catholic Campaign for Human Development is seeking grant applications - Deadline March 31

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Cleveland is releasing the 2015 Local Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) Grant applications including the ?Local Youth and Young Adult Grant? and the ?Local Community Grant.?

New ministry supports those with family and loved ones in prison

LEAF Program - Already in three parishes LEAF - Listening, Encouraging and Assisting Families If you have a loved one or family member who is incarcerated and you are looking for a safe, welcoming community where you can feel comfortable and where you will be accepted without judgment, please plan to join any one of these future gatherings. Thurs...

Diocesan campaign distributions to benefit Catholic parishes and schools

CLEVELAND (January 9, 2015) The Catholic Community Foundation announced that over $2.4 million in grant awards was recently distributed to 45 parishes throughout the eight counties of the Diocese of Cleveland as well as 71 Catholic elementary and high schools. The grants are being awarded from two case components of the Rooted in Faith

A 50 year mission presence allows Cleveland Catholics to remember legacy of slain El Salvador Archbishop Romero

Archbishop Oscar Romero was a martyr, declare Vatican theologians Ruling paves way for archbishop - shot dead while celebrating Mass in 1980 - to be made a saint Archbishop Oscar Romero was murdered "in hatred of the faith", a panel of theologians at the Congregation for the Causes of Saints has ruled. The decision, reported by the Italian bisho...

Annual Mass for Life - Diocese of Cleveland ~ National 9 Days for Life initiative

Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland will preside at the Annual Mass for Life on Thursday, January 22, 2015 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist. Forty two years have now passed since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion in the United States throughout all 9 months of pregna...

Catholic Charities announces that 2014 Annual Appeal exceeded goal

Catholic Charities - Diocese of Cleveland announced today (December 18, 2014) that the Annual Appeal for 2014 exceeded its goal. Over 50,000 faithful donors across Northeast Ohio pledged more than $11 million to provide services and programs to the most vulnerable people in the region. Due to the increasing needs and reductions in other funding sou...