News of the Diocese

Bishop Thomas shines a light on the 2017 Alleluia Ball at a special preview event

Catholic business leaders and members of the faithful joined Apostolic Administrator Bishop Daniel Thomas Friday morning for a special gathering at the Union Club in downtown Cleveland to preview the 2017 Alleluia Ball, the marquee gala of the Catholic Community Foundation. Proceeds from the 2017 Alleluia Ball are intended for the Better Together i...

Understanding the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus will be observed on June 23 this year, 19 days after Pentecost. Sources say devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is nearly as old as Christianity. Its observance can be traced back to about the 11th century, but it was not included in the Church calendar until 1856, when Pope Pius IX extended it to ...

Does summer vacation have to be so structured?

Q: It?s summer and my kids are out of school. I remember the lazy days of summer in my childhood, but these days, it seems as if everyone?s kids are at camps or summer enrichment opportunities. Should I be structuring my kids? vacation more? How much is too much? A: As summer vacation began, my friends and I would sing, ?No more pencils, No more b...

Bishop Daniel Thomas joins hundreds of young people at Cedar Point for Catholic Youth Day

Hundreds of young people from the Dioceses of Toledo, Cleveland and Youngstown converged on Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky on Tuesday, June 20 for Diocesan Youth Day. They were joined by the Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas, bishop of the Diocese of Toledo and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cleveland. Bishop Thomas greeted attende...

Bishop Thomas asks for continued prayers, support - Watch video

Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cleveland, is asking the faithful for their continued prayers and support as he nears the six-month anniversary of his appointment as the temporary shepherd of the Church in Cleveland. https://vimeo.com/221642212 Bishop Thomas is the head of the adjacent Diocese of Toledo, but he ...

As the feast of Corpus Christi approaches, prepare to receive the Eucharist: 'A taste of eternity in time'

Throughout the years preceding the establishment of the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) many had written about the need to name a day solely focused on God?s tremendous gift to us in the Eucharist. Therefore, Pope Urban IV established this feast on Sept. 8, 1254. Yes, Holy Thursday is the day of the Last Supper, but it is fil...

Three ‘fathers’ share a bond of faith and family

Three generations of the Schultz family gathered for some friendly pre-Father?s Day banter one recent Saturday afternoon. Except for the location, it was a typical family get-together. Father Patrick Schultz, his father, Richard (Rick) Schultz, and his grandfather, Richard (Dick) Schultz, were hanging out at the Communion of Saints Parish rectory ...