News of the Diocese

Diocese of Cleveland Lawyers Guild has annual Red Mass, awards luncheon on Oct. 7

The annual Red Mass sponsored by the Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland was celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Roger Gries on Oct. 7 in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Father Raymond Guiao, S.J., president of St. Ignatius High School, concelebrated. Dozens of attorneys and judges attended the Mass. The Red Mass is sa...

Faith and Light group to visit the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Euclid

Faith and Light invites all people of the Cleveland diocese to join them for a one-day pilgrimage beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Euclid.

Asian community celebrates its culture, heritage at annual Mass and gathering

The Asian Catholic community of the Diocese of Cleveland joined for Mass and the annual Asian gathering Oct. 2 at St. Clarence Church in North Olmsted. Members of the Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, Sri Lankan and Japanese communities attended Mass, many in their colorful native clothing. Gongs signaled the start of Mass. Traditions...

Your life: Marriage matters

She says: I want to make sure we get to Mass every week. Jack wants to take the summers ?off ? from Mass now that religious ed for the kids is ?nished for the school year.

Blanket Sunday marks 30 years of helping people in need keep warm during winter

For the past three decades when the calendar turns to October, the St. Vincent de Paul Society in the Diocese of Cleveland turns its attention to keeping the needy warm in Northeast Ohio. The St. Vincent de Paul Society will have its annual Blanket Sunday collection the weekend of Oct. 8-9 in parishes throughout the eight-county diocese in Northea...

St. Edward High School earns National Blue Ribbon School designation, kicks off $18 million capital campaign

St. Edward High School is making history on two fronts this week: it was named a National Blue Ribbon School and it launched an $18 million capital campaign, ?The Courage to Act.? The Blue Ribbon School designation, awarded to 279 schools nationally and only 50 private schools annually, comes after a year of intense examination. St. Edward is one ...

Following the presidential debate: What is a Catholic voter to do?

Forming conscience is suggestion of bishops The first presidential debate between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton drew a television audience of more than 80 million viewers on Sept. 26.