News of the Diocese

Christmas Season Mass schedule continues through January 5 at Saint John Cathedral

Even though we just celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ the savior of the world on Christmas Day, the Christmas season continues through January 5. Please know you are most welcome to participate in any and all of the activities that will be taking place at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, E. 9th Street and Sup...

New Year's Day - Holy Day of Obligation "Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin"

This Holy Day of Obligation, The Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God, honors the Blessed Virgin Mary and her divine motherhood to Jesus Christ.  The title "Mother of God" is a derivation from the Greek "Theotokos," the God bearer. Masses for the Holy Day of Obligation will be celebrated at each of the Catholic parishes throughout the Di...

January 2014 Diocesan Memorandum is now available

The January 2014 edition of the Diocesan Memorandum is now available. Click HERE to review the January 2014 Diocesan Memorandum option page.

Cleveland's St. Augustine Parish to serve 13,000 meals on Christmas Day

St. Augustine Hunger Center seeking donations; Needy asked to registerThe St. Augustine Hunger Center in Cleveland's near south-side Tremont neighborhood is continuing it's tradition (42nd year) of feeding those in need on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2013. More than 13,000 persons will be served on the St. Augustine Parish gro...

Inmates remembered with Christmas Mass in county jail - See video with Bishop Lennon

Parishes remember the Children of the IncarceratedExpressing the theme, ?Do not be Afraid,? Bishop Richard Lennon celebrated a Christmas season Mass for the prisoners inside the Cuyahoga County Justice Center on Wednesday, December 18th.   More than 50 male and female prisoners participated in the Mass. They heard the Bishop?s message tha...

A Catholic Tradition - The Christmas Creche at Saint John Cathedral

On Christmas Day, 1928, Msgr. Joseph Smith, pastor of the Cathedral, blessed the creche at the 5:00 a.m. Mass.  It was a gift of Bishop Joseph Schrembs who had ordered it from Sebastian Osterrieder, a Munich artist and member of the Munich Academy of Art.  Osterrieder is an acknowledged master of the crib and creche art form. The artist ...

"May the Peace of the Newborn King be with everyone," writes Bishop Lennon

Next week we will be celebrating the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord beginning Tuesday the 24th of December with the Vigil Mass. As you probably know, there are three other Masses for Christmas: first, the Mass during the Night; second, the Mass at Dawn; third, the Mass during the Day. As one would imagine each of the Masses has its own pro...