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St. Joseph School in Amherst challenges students in STEM in new classroom environment

For the past two academic years, schools in the Diocese of Cleveland have had an increased concentration in establishing STEM programs. STEM education focuses on improving instruction in science, technology, engineering and math. During this time, schools and teachers have received STEM designations from the Ohio STEM Committee. St. Joseph Parish ...

Faith and Culture Mass celebrates ministry to Hispanics, mission of Encuentro

?Misionando hacia el Encuentro de su Pueblo,? which means ?Missioning to the Encounter of his People? was the theme of this year?s annual Faith and Culture Mass organized by the Diocese of Cleveland Hispanic Ministry Office. The message was embraced on Sept. 15 at Capilla Sagrado Corazon (Sacred Heart Chapel) in Lorain by members of seven different...

October 2018 luncheon speakers for the First Friday Clubs are announced

The three First Friday Club luncheon speakers series in the Diocese of Cleveland will hold their respective luncheons beginning at noon on Thursday, October 4 and at noon on Friday, October 5. Maureen Dee will be the guest speaker at the First Friday Club of Cleveland on Thursday, October 4.Flier> Jim Mullen will be the guest speaker at the Fi...

Eight seminarians accepted as candidates for priesthood

Father Mark Latcovich, president-rector of Borromeo and Saint Mary seminaries, celebrated a Mass on Sept. 14 to admit eight men as candidates for the priesthood. Those admitted from the Diocese of Cleveland are David Chojnacki, Dominic Gideon, Jon Hawkins and Christopher Stein. Candidates from the Diocese of Youngstown are Garrett Guerrieri, John ...

Ground is broken for new early childhood learning center at St. Adalbert, Cleveland

A new, 13,000-square-foot early childhood learning center will rise on the campus of St. Adalbert School in Cleveland?s Fairfax neighborhood. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Sept. 14. The $5 million Clete Jeckering Early Childhood Learning Center will be a state-of the-art facility with nine classrooms, a cafeteria dedicated for the younge...

USCCB leaders meet with Pope Francis in Rome

Leadership of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently requested an audience with Pope Francis to discuss the moral crisis in the American Catholic Church. The pope met on Sept. 13 in Rome with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, USCCB president; Cardinal Sean O?Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for...

Archbishop Hoban commissions 28 seniors as extraordinary ministers

Twenty-eight seniors at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron are among the newest extraordinary ministers of holy Communion in the Diocese of Cleveland. They were commissioned during an all-school liturgy on Sept. 12. Making the day even more special was a visit to the school from Bishop Nelson Perez who celebrated the Mass and presided at the co...