News of the Diocese

Catholic Charities announces significant mid-year increase as the 2008 Appeal continues

The Most Reverend Richard G. Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland announced that the Catholic Charities Annual Appeal for 2008 is on pace to have its best year in nearly a decade.

Catholic Schools Week: January 27 - February 2

The 2008 theme is "Catholic Schools Light the Way."  The theme focuses on the leadership that Catholic Schools provide to our nation, producing graduates who light the way to a brighter future for all humankind.Visit "Office of Catholic Education" web site>Read "National Catholic Educational Association" news release>Read "Hoban Students...

FOX8 to broadcast special Christmas Day "TV Mass" at 6 a.m.

On Tuesday, December 25, 2007, our friends at FOX8 will broadcast a special Christmas Day celebration of the "TV Mass".  The Most Reverend Richard G. Lennon, Bishop, Diocese of Cleveland will be the half-hour Mass celebrant.  This "TV Mass" will be broadcast at a special time beginning at 6:00 a.m. and concluding by 6:30 a.m. on FOX8.Also...

Two Priests No Longer in the Clerical State

The Holy See has notified the Diocese of Cleveland that the requests of Gary D. Berthiaume and J. Brendan McNulty to be removed from the clerical state were granted. In response to credible accusations of sexual misconduct involving minors, Gary D. Berthiaume was removed from active ministry in 2002. Subsequently, he sought removal from the cleric...

Bishop Lennon statement - Appointment of Archbishop Broglio to Archdiocese for Military Services USA

CLEVELAND (November 19, 2007) Statement of Cleveland Bishop Richard G. Lennon on the appointment of The Most Reverend Timothy Paul Broglio as Military Ordinary by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVIArchbishop Broglio will bring a great deal of Church experience to the Faithful and Clergy of the Military Ordinariate which he gained through man...

Reverend Joseph D. McNulty to receive the Archbishop Edward F. Hoban Award

The Reverend Joseph D. McNulty, was honored by Bishop Lennon and the Diocese of Cleveland with the Archbishop Hoban Award for his distinguished service to the Diocese of Cleveland, particularly to the physically and mentally disabled in the community.  Fr. McNulty is the pastor of St. Augustine Church in Cleveland and Director of the Office of...

The birth of Holy Spirit Parish - U.B. article

This article originally appeared in the Friday, November 16, 2007 issue of the Catholic Universe Bulletin, the official newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.Read the article>How to subscribe to the "Catholic Universe Bulletin" newspaper>