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The Catholic Community Foundation raised record-breaking $3.1 million during #weGiveCatholic on Giving Tuesday

233 organizations participated; 11,564 donors provided charitable gifts Cleveland, Ohio – December 2, 2020 – For the fifth consecutive ye...

Fox 8 TV Mass broadcast time changes to 5 a.m. on Sunday mornings

The weekly television Mass produced by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland is moving. Fox 8 television has changed the Sunday broadcast time to one hour earlier -- 5 a.m. -- on Sunday mornings, instead of 6 a.m., starting on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. According to Fox 8, this change has been made so they can comply with federal mandates involving child...

Historic installation of new Catholic bishop of Cleveland is September 14, 2020

For only the 12th time in the 173-year history of the Diocese of Cleveland, a bishop will be installed to lead the more than 675,000 Catholics in the eight-county diocese. The Most Rev. Edward C. Malesic, J.C.L, will be installed as Cleveland’s 12th bishop at 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14 in a special Mass at St. John Cathedral in downtown Clev...

A statement from the Reverend Donald P. Oleksiak, diocesan administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, on the shooting Thursday that claimed two lives, one victim a Cleveland police detective.

We are all stunned by the news of gun violence which lead to the deaths of two people on Cleveland’s west side Thursday evening. One of those slain was James Skernivitz, a Cleveland police detective who died in the line of duty. As a people of faith, we mourn this heartbreaking loss of life and pray for the repose of the souls of the deceased...

Karen Carter named principal at Holy Name High School

Karen L. Carter, the assistant principal for academics at Holy Name High School in Parma Heights, Ohio has been elevated to the position of principal ...

Pope Francis names the Most Reverend Edward C. Malesic, J.C.L., as the 12th bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

Pope Francis has appointed the Most Reverend Edward C. Malesic bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Bishop-designate Malesic takes over the go...

Partnership Schools expands to Cleveland, bringing its proven turnaround model to more Catholic schools in need

Partnership Schools, an independent school management organization that oversees seven urban Catholic schools in New York City, will expand for the fi...