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Pope Francis gets us thinking . . . How much is too much regarding time spent on Internet and smartphones?

Diocese of Cleveland reflects In a recent audience with 50,000 German altar servers, Pope Francis cautioned the young people not to ?waste too many hours on futile things.? The Holy Father went on to describe those things that may garner too much attention from youth including smartphones and social media. Read the complete article on the Reuters...

Pope urges young people not to waste time on Internet and smartphones

ROME - August 5, 2014 - Pope Francis on Tuesday urged 50,000 German altar servers not to waste time on the Internet, smartphones and television, but to spend their time on more productive activities. ?Maybe many young people waste too many hours on futile things,? the pope said in a short speech to the altar servers

The "Feast of the Assumption" is a Holy Day of Obligation - August 15

What does "The Assumption" Mean? by Fr. Larry Rice, CSP On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII declared the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which the church celebrates every year on August 15th.

National Religious Retirement office gives $24 million to orders in need

Donations offset retirement shortfall for more than 400 religious orders; Additional funds slated for financial planning; Ninety-three percent of collection given directly to orders. August 4, 2014 Washington - The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) distributed more than $24 million in financial assistance to 424 religious communities in...

Catholic Family Day with the Cleveland Indians includes a pre-game Mass on September 28th

Check out the flier below for more info and to order tickets for Catholic Family Day with the Cleveland Indians. [wpfilebase tag=fileurl id=236 linktext='' /]

August 2014 Diocesan Memorandum is now available

The August 2014 edition of the Diocesan Memorandum is now available. Click HERE to review the August 2014 Diocesan Memorandum option page.

"Prayer, knowledge can help keep religious liberty intact," writes Bishop Lennon

In the July 4 issue of the Catholic Universe Bulletin, I wrote my article on religious liberty. In fact, the title of the article was ?Religious liberty remains most cherished of American freedoms.? As you may recall, our Supreme Court issued a decision on June 30 in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby case. The court upheld the religious freedom of family...