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Guadalupe Society of Lorain welcomes new leadership, marks a century of service

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

The Mexican American community in Lorain established the Guadalupe Society in 1926. A century later, the group marked its anniversary with a liturgy celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Michael Woost.

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St. Michael Parish celebrates 175 years of faith and fellowship in Independence

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

After a year of festivities, St. Michael Parish in Independence end its 175th anniversary with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Edward Malesic and pastor Father Matt Jordan, and a dinner on Sept. 19.

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Wooster native professes first vows with Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Nashville

Monday, September 21, 2026

Sister Rachel Thérèse Dugan Wood, O.P., a former parishioner of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Wooster, professed first vows as a Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia recently.

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Mother of Sorrows Parish welcomes Bishop Malesic

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Bishop Edward Malesic made his first pastoral visit to Mother of Sorrows Parish in Peninsula on Sept. 12, celebrating Mass and enjoying an outdoor dinner reception afterward.

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HALO Foundation sends Akron area students to Flight 93 Memorial for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Thursday, September 17, 2026

An entire generation has been born since 9/11, including the two busloads of students from Archbishop Hoban High School and St. Sebastian School who traveled to the Flight 93 Memorial on Sept. 11.

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Beaumont School concludes 175th anniversary celebration with bishop’s visit

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Bishop Edward Malesic reflected on the accomplishments of the Ursuline Sisters during a Mass he celebrated at Beaumont School, their first ministry after arriving in the diocese in 1851.

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Annual Blue Mass honors sacrifices of public safety personnel

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The Greater Cleveland Safety Forces Holy Name Society sponsored its annual Blue Mass on Sept. 11 at Mary Queen of Peace Church with Bishop Edward Malesic as the primary celebrant.

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Four Saint Mary seminarians admitted to candidacy for priesthood

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

After petitioning Bishop Edward Malesic, four men who are in their first year of theological study and priestly formation at Saint Mary Seminary , were admitted as candidates for holy orders.

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CSA Sisters honored for 175 years of service, ministry in Diocese of Cleveland

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine concluded the celebration of 175 years of ministry in the Diocese of Cleveland at a Mass and reception Sept. 12 at St. Albert the Great Parish.

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Benedictine High School begins celebration of centennial year with Mass

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

This month, Benedictine High School began its 100th year of educating young men in Cleveland. Abbot Gary Hoover, OSB, celebrated an all-school Mass on Sept. 8 in St. Andrew Abbey Church.

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A message from Bishop Edward Malesic to the Jewish community of Northeast Ohio for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Friday, September 11, 2026

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Three deacons discuss their ministries, vocations at First Friday Cleveland roundtable

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Deacon Matt Lawler, spiritual advisor to the First Friday Club of Cleveland, moderated a roundtable discussion on Sept. 3 featuring three permanent deacons who are ministering in the diocese.

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Legion of Mary takes the Eucharist onto the streets of Cleveland during annual procession

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Members of the Legion of Mary, Northern Ohio, which includes the Diocese of Cleveland, gathered in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on Sept. 5 for the annual Mass and Eucharistic procession.

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Bishop Malesic: Honor 9/11 victims with renewed commitment to charity, unity, dignity

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Bishop Edward Malesic urges honoring 9/11 victims by living lives of faith, compassion and service while continuing to work for peace, justice and the common good.

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Mass of the Holy Spirit begins new year at Saint Ignatius High School

Thursday, September 10, 2026

As it marks 140 years of Jesuit education in the Cleveland Diocese, Saint Ignatius High School began the new academic year with the traditional Mass of the Holy Spirit on Sept. 4.

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St. Bernard Parish to host annual Fe Y Cultura (Faith and Culture) event Sept. 19

Wednesday, September 09, 2026

The diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry and St. Bernard Parish invite all to attend the annual Fe Y Cultura (Faith and Culture) celebration on Sept. 19 at St. Bernard, 44 University Ave., Akron.