News of the Diocese

Sacred Heart Chapel parishioners create sawdust carpets for Holy Week

The gym at Sacred Heart Chapel in Lorain is filled with a pathway of sawdust “carpets” that will be trampled by the faithful on Good Frida...

St. Anthony of Padua, Akron presents ‘What a Week for Jesus’

For about three decades, students at St. Anthony of Padua School in Akron have kept a Holy Week tradition: performing the story of Jesus’ last w...

Bishop Woost celebrates Mass, visits St. Brendan School

On the one-year anniversary of the dedication of the new altar for St. Brendan Church, Auxiliary Bishop Michael Woost returned to the North Olmsted Pa...

St. John Bosco is last stop for bishop’s Lenten Stations, fish fry visits

Continuing his weekly Lenten tradition, Bishop Edward Malesic headed to St. John Bosco Parish in Parma Heights for the final Stations of the Cross/fis...

Spotlight on Schools shines light on special Lenten presentation, blessed teen

The latest edition of Spotlight on Schools helps close out the Lenten season by highlighting a special student presentation of living Station...

Priesthood celebrated, sacred oils blessed at annual Chrism Mass

Once again, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist was filled nearly to capacity for the annual Chrism Mass on March 26. Bishop Edward Malesic was t...

Walking with Jesus makes our burdens lighter, bishop tells St. Bede faithful

The fifth Friday of Lent – March 15 – found Bishop Edward Malesic traveling to St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Mentor for a homemade pier...