News of the Diocese

St. Ladislas Friends of Jesus celebrate summer’s end with picnic

Members of the Friends of Jesus, a ministry for those age 15 and older who have special needs, meets twice monthly at St. Ladislas Parish in Westlake....

Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament gathers for Eucharistic Congress

About 100 members of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, including priests, deacons, brothers, Servants of the Blessed Sacrament and Associates...

Mass, reception mark Mount Alverna Village’s 70th anniversary

On June 14, 1953, Archbishop Edward Hoban dedicated Alverna Rest Home in Parma. Now called Mount Alverna Village, the ministry of healing was founded...

Annual Legion of Mary procession takes Eucharist to streets of Cleveland

“Our hope is that today’s Mass and procession will help reenergize our devotion to the Eucharist,” said Father Kevin Estabrook, past...

Final ballpark Mass of season set for Sept. 10 in Ashland

Preparations are nearly finished for the fourth – and final – Eucharistic Revival ballpark Mass of the season. The celebration...

St. Angela Merici Parish marks a century as a community of faith

Father Jim Lynch, a Maryknoll missioner, who is the order’s procurator general and was elected vicar general, told the faithful at St. Angela Me...

Visitation of Mary, St. John the Baptist parishes welcome new pastor

Between downpours on Aug. 23, a joyful liturgy was celebrated in Visitation of Mary Church, Akron. Parishioners from that parish and its sister parish...