News of the Diocese

Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery

A gathering of approximately one hundred people attended the First Friday Forum of Lorain County (FFF of LC) on June 7 to listen to Humility of Mary Sister Anne Victory talk about the disturbing subject of Human Trafficking. Sr. Anne was the guest speaker for the June gathering of the FFF of LC and is Education Coordinator of t...

Fortnight for Freedom ends July 4th - Parishes asked to participate in special Mass

With the prospect of the first phase of the Government's Health and Human Services Mandate scheduled to be implemented on August 1st, Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon along with the U.S. Catholic Bishops are once again asking for prayers and actions to preserve religious liberty.     The federal government's new healthcare mandate requ...

Next "Year of Faith Lecture Series" at Cathedral - June 19

Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland will continue his twice a month "Year of Faith Lecture Series" on Wednesday, June 19 inside the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist.  His approximately twenty to thirty minute lectures will begin immediately after the conclusion of the noon Mass on selected weekday afternoons. The bish...

Summer vacation: The perfect time to participate in a Diocesan-wide pilgrimage

Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland has designated five parishes as pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of Cleveland for the "Year of Faith." Now that students are putting away their school supples for the summer vacation months, it's the perfect time for Catholic familes to take part in the diocesan-wide pilgrimage. ...

Celebrating the Faith of Africa

Africans, Ambassadors of Christ - Bringing His MessageThe Diocesan African Catholic Community invites you to celebrate the Faith of Africa at an African liturgy at St. Colman Parish on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. The celebrant will be the Reverend Caroli Borromeo Shao, AJ.  All are welcome to attend.  Those attending the lit...

"Spiritual wisdom from mouths of children," writes Bishop Lennon

  Last Saturday the Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist welcomed a number of young boys and girls who received their First Holy Communion in May at their home parishes.  For a number of years this has been a regular event at the Cathedral Parish at the Vigil Mass of Corpus Christi Sunday, two weeks after Pentecost. ...

Reverend Mark Latcovich named President-Rector of Saint Mary and Borromeo seminaries

Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland has appointed Reverend Mark A. Latcovich as President-Rector of Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, and President-Rector of Borromeo Seminary, effective Monday, July 1, 2013. Both educational institutions are located at the Center for Pastoral Leadership, 28700 Euclid Avenue, Wickl...