News of the Diocese

"Report to the Community 2010" financial transparency from the Diocese of Cleveland

The 174 Catholic parishes in the eight-county Diocese of Cleveland all had something in common the weekend of March 19/20, 2011.  Each parish provided to their parishioners a special single-page insert from the diocese in all of their parish bulletins.  The page was titled, "Report to the Community 2010" and is the annual financ...

St. Patrick's Day Homily - Bishop Richard Lennon

The Most Reverend Richard G. Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland celebrated a special 10am liturgy in honor of St. Patrick at the Cathdral of St. John the Evangelist. 

Once a month, Our Lady of Peace parish celebrates Mass in a language uncommon for Northeast Ohio

The Rev. Maurice Emelu is a Catholic priest in residence at Our Lady of Peace Church located at E. 126th Street and Shaker Boulevard in Cleveland.  On Sunday, December 26, 2010 Fr. Maurice celebrated the first Igbo Catholic Mass in the Diocese of Cleveland. The Igbo people are an ethnic group that are native to southeastern Nigeri...

500+ entering Catholic Church join Bishop in “Rite of Election”

Some 513 adult Catechumens and Candidates participated on Sunday, March 13th with Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon in the "Rite of Election of Catechumens and Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates."

It's Time for the Lenten Fish Fry

Find out which parishes are offering this traditional Friday Abstinence from meat coupled as a fundraiser during the Season of Lent.

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Ash Wednesday - Homily of Bishop Richard Lennon

The Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland celebrated the noon mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on Ash Wednesday.