News of the Diocese

October 2013 luncheon speakers for First Friday Clubs are announced

The three First Friday Club luncheon speaker series in the Diocese of Cleveland will hold their respective luncheons beginning at noon on Thursday, October 3, and at noon on Friday, October 4, 2013. Rachel Benda, Director, The Community of Jesus, the Living Mercy will be the guest speaker at the First Friday Club of Cleveland on&nbs...

The Role of the Bishop---Identified in the Documents of Vatican II

Bishop Lennon Explains that 4200 Bishop around the World are Vicars of ChristHis next lecture Wednesday, September 25 immediately following noon Mass at Cathedral   As part of his "Year of Faith" lecture series on the 50th Anniversary of Vatican II, Bishop Richard Lennon continued to review the historical documents particularly; the Pastoral o...

Vote NOW for Catholic Charities before September 18 deadline

Catholic Charities - Diocese of Cleveland is a candidate in the Northeast Ohio Media Group's Good News Giving program. Each year, Catholic Charities serves over 275,00 people throughout Northeast Ohio.The top 50 local human services charities will get a share of $1 million in free advertising and the top 20 will receive editorial exposure and dona...

St. Sebastian in Akron wants to engage community with art

St. Sebastian committed to engaging community via learning opportunitiesby Katie ByardBeacon Journal staff writerArea classical guitarist Adam Keeler converted to Catholicism five years ago and has been searching for ways to bring his musical and religious lives together. Now the 37-year-old is part of an effort at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in...

SVDP's "Friends of the Poor Walk" - September 28

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Cleveland (SVDP) will host its annual "Friends of the Poor Walk" at Richfield Woods Park in Richfield, Ohio on Saturday, September 28, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.  The fundraiser will generate dollars to meet the increasing demand for food and other emergency relief services to the poor in No...

Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekend - September 27-29

Catholic Engaged Encounter is an in-depth, private, personal, marriage preparation experience within the context of Catholic faith and values. Catholic Engaged Encounter is a weekend retreat away with other engaged couples with plenty of time alone together to dialogue honestly and intensively about their prospective lives together - - their stren...

Catholic Communication Collection - September 29

The Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) follows the Holy Father's direction that we make good use of our digital presence in the world by making it easy to access the important ideals of the Catholic faith online and through television, radio, and print media. The CCC provides content the way you need it, in podcasts for daily readings, on websi...