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U.S. Bishops Establish New Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism

Bishops act to address the sin of racism and seek solutions Bishop George V. Murry, SJ of Youngstown, Ohio has been named Chair of the New Committee WASHINGTON

Hundreds celebrate Assumption feast day at national shrine near Warren

A moving candlelight procession honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary highlighted a three-day celebration at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, Ohio, just south of Warren. The faithful, many of the Maronite Catholic tradition, traveled from Youngstown, Cleveland and Akron as well as Pennsylvania and New York to pa...

Historic installation of new Bishop of Cleveland is Sept. 5

For only the 11th time in the 170-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. Nelson J. Perez will be installed as Cleveland?s 11th bishop at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5 in a special Mass at St. John Cathedral in downtown Cleveland.

Proposed legislation could expand school choice options

State lawmakers are considering legislation that could provide parents with more options for their children?s education, including Catholic, charter and other private schools. ?Parents should have a choice when it comes to educating their children,? said Father John Carlin, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Parma. Eileen Updegrove, princip...

Statement of Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cleveland, regarding racial violence in Charlottesville, VA

We remember those who tragically lost their lives, those who were injured and all those impacted by the brutal effects of violence, racism and hatred so vividly reflected during the events surrounding the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville. I invite all Catholics of the Diocese of Cleveland and all people of goodwill in Northeast Ohio to j...

Feast of the Assumption is a Holy Day of Obligation on Aug. 15

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

USCCB president and domestic justice chairman call for prayer and unity in response to deadly Charlottesville attack

WASHINGTON - Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Florida, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, are calling on all people of goodwill to join in prayer and unity today in response to yesterday's violent protest a...