News of the Diocese

Cleveland parish to host annual Blessing of the Bikes on Saturday, April 23

The Catholic Cross Bearers Motorcycle Ministry, Sacred Heart of Jesus chapter, will present the 2016 annual Blessing of the Bikes at Our Lady of Peace Parish on Saturday, April 23 at 11 a.m. Father Gary Chmura, pastor, Our Lady of Peace Parish, will be blessing the bikes. Following the blessing, the bikers will ride through the Cleveland Metropar...

Sacraments help connect us to God's saving grace

Most Catholics probably are aware of the seven sacraments. It?s likely though that most have not scratched below the surface to really understand them. Since spring is a common time for celebrating first communion, confirmation, and the sacraments of marriage and Holy Orders, Father Michael Woost, director of liturgy and dean of students at St. Ma...

Special memorial Mass scheduled for Mother Angelica in Cleveland

Mother Angelica, founder of EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network), will be remembered in a memorial Mass at the monastery where she began her vocation as a Poor Clare of Perpetual Adoration in Cleveland. Mother Angelica, as she was known to millions of viewers across the world, passed away from natural causes at the age of 92 on Easter Sunday, Ma...

Catholic Youth Summer Camp registration

Catholic Youth Summer Camp (CYSC) is the premier high adventure camp experience in Ohio for either high school or middle school students.

$1.5 million grant boosts study of science, faith in seminaries

By Dennis Sadowski

Tilma is a labor of love and prayer

Tucked away in a small building on Front Street is Tilma, Our Lady?s Store in Berea. ?The Blessed Mother is very active here,? said Jan Marie Shannon, who oversees the venture, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The name Tilma is derived from the cloak worn by St. Juan Diego, on which Our Lady of Guadalupe left her image after she appeared...

New cabin, pavilion are blessed and dedicated at Camp Christopher

As Camp Christopher prepares for its busy summer season, officials celebrated the ribbon-cutting, blessing and dedication of a new cabin and shelter on April 13. The handicap-accessible structure is the first new cabin in nearly two decades at the camp, which began in 1924. It is dedicated to St. Edith Stein, also known as Sister Teresa Benedicta o...