News of the Diocese

Theology on the Rocks event explores connections of St. Joseph, St. Patrick to Christ, the Church and culture

March 17 – the feast of St. Patrick – and March 19 – the solemnity of St. Joseph – are important feast days in the ...

‘You are not Without a Shepherd’ is topic of bishop’s Lenten talk

A March 9 Lenten program at St. John Bosco Church in Parma Heights attracted about 150 people from the cluster parishes of St. Bridget of Kildare in P...

Catholic sisters in Northeast Ohio issue nationwide challenge to end hunger

The Conference of Religious Leadership, an organization of consisting of leadership from congregations of religious sisters in the Catholic Diocese of...

Five diaconate candidates instituted into ministry of lector

“People are longing for direction in life because so many of them are lost. People are looking for an anchor to ground them because so many of t...

Bishop’s visit to St. Francis of Assisi Parish makes pastor’s birthday special

As parishioners filed into St. Francis of Assisi Church in Gates Mills on March 7, they thought it was for a regular Sunday morning Mass. But instead...

St. Michael the Archangel Parish welcomes bishop for Stations of the Cross

Praying Stations of the Cross is a treasured Lenten tradition for Bishop Edward Malesic, and something he experienced on March 5 with parishioners at ...

Dispensation for the solemnity of St. Joseph

This year, the solemnity of St. Joseph (March 19) falls on a Friday. As a solemnity, the requirement to abstain from meat on the Fridays within the se...