News of the Diocese

St. Vincent de Paul Society Woodland Food Center and Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. to distribute 1,000 Christmas turkeys to the poor on Dec. 14

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Diocese of Cleveland (SVDP) will give away 1,000 frozen turkeys and five-pound bags of potatoes at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14 while supplies last to residents in and surrounding Cleveland?s Central neighborhood, thanks to the generosity of Fortney & Weygandt, Inc.

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November/December issue of Northeast Ohio Catholic is on its way

Any day the new issue of Northeast Ohio Catholic magazine will be arriving in mailboxes throughout the eight-county Diocese of Cleveland. Readers will find a story about how St. Augustine Hunger Center plans and serves Thanksgiving dinner for upwards of 20,000 people. It takes a village

Video - St. Augustine to feed 21,000 on Thanksgiving; funds, turkeys and drivers are needed

Tremont Hunger Center to serve 10,000 shut-ins and clients at hunger centers in Lorain and Cuyahoga counties The St. Augustine Hunger Center in Cleveland?s Tremont neighborhood is continuing its 44-year tradition of feeding those in need on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24. More than 21,000 persons will be served on the St. Augustine grounds a...

Diocese of Cleveland, Archdiocese of Chicago both will honor World Series wagers

Meal programs for the hungry will benefit from prelates? friendly bet What started as a friendly wager between the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Cleveland will end as a win-win for the hungry in both cities. Archbishop and Cardinal-designate Blase Cupich of Chicago wagered Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon that the Chicago Cubs would wi...

Bishop Lennon tells first Friday Club of Lorain County 'our diocese is a very vibrant group of people and parishes'

In his annual appearance before the First Friday Club of Lorain County, Bishop Richard Lennon reflected on his 10

Holy Door closes at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine

The chapel at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in Euclid was filled on Oct. 30 for Mass, the closing of the shrine?s Holy Door and the end of the shrine?s outdoor season for this year. The Holy Door, which opened in April, is one of two in the diocese. The other, at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, will close on Nov. 13. Father Mike McCandless,...