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Speak out: Input needed from young people, others in diocese on synod survey

Pope Francis needs help from young Catholics, as well as all others in the Diocese of Cleveland and around the world. As preparations get under way for an October 2018 synod in Rome, Church officials hope to glean information from the faithful that will be used to develop a pastoral guide on how the Church is encountering young adults and how it c...

Diocese of Cleveland will observe the Ascension of our Lord on May 28

The feast of the Ascension will be celebrated in churches throughout the Diocese of Cleveland on Sunday, May 28. The holy day occurs during the Easter season, which ends on Pentecost. Forty days after Jesus rose from the dead, ?He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father,? according to the Nicene Creed. In some dioceses, Asce...

Special liturgy, reception to mark diocesan priests’ 60th, 50th, 40th and 25th ordination anniversaries

Diocesan native Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, a 40-year jubilarian, will be main celebrant and homilist Diocesan priests will celebrate significant anniversaries of their ordination at a special Mass and reception on May 25 at St. Basil the Great Parish in Brecksville. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese of the Military and a native...

Pope, President Trump speak of hopes for peace

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the pope, “I won’t forget what you said.” The atmosphere at the beginning was formal and a bit stiff. However, the mood lightened when Pope F...

Memorial Day Masses scheduled at Catholic cemeteries

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who died in service to our country. The Catholic Cemeteries Association of the Diocese of Cleveland scheduled Masses at a dozen locations on Memorial Day, May 29, so family, friends and others can pay tribute to those who served their country. Mass locations, times and celebrants are: All Saints Ce...

USCCB Committee on Migration chair thankful for administration’s decision to extend temporary protection for Haitians; urges continued engagement on humanitarian assistance

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Bishop Joe S. V

Pope prays for victims of ‘barbaric attack’ in Manchester

By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Decrying the “barbaric attack in Manchester,” England, Pope Francis sent his condolences and prayers to all those affected “by this senseless act of violence,” an attack on a concert that British officials said was the deadliest case of terrorism since 2005. In a telegram...