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Eight new priests will be ordained May 19 for service in the Diocese of Cleveland

Ordination Mass to be live streamed on diocesan website Click HERE for live stream. Bishop Daniel Thomas, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cleveland, will ordain eight men to the priesthood during a Mass at 7 p.m. May 19 in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Cleveland. This is the largest ordination class in the diocese...

Stakeholders invited to share input on Catholic education in Diocese of Cleveland

Online Thoughtexchange is available in English and Spanish The Diocese of Cleveland operates the largest school system in Ohio with 90 elementary schools, 20 high schools and 67 pre-kindergarten programs, for a combined student population of 43,159. Christopher Knight, superintendent of Catholic schools, said the diocese is proud of its long, ric...

Proposed Ohio Opportunity Scholarship program is topic of May 19 meeting at Holy Name High School

The public is invited to attend an informational meeting at 9:30 a.m. May 19 at Holy Name High School, 6000 Queens Highway, Parma Heights, to learn more about Senate Bill 85, which would create the Ohio Opportunity Scholarship program. If approved, the legislation would provide middle- and low-income families the opportunity to choose a private sc...

Mass and reception mark significant anniversaries of diocesan deacons

Deacons in the Diocese of Cleveland who are celebrating a significant anniversary of their ordination attended the annual diocesan jubilee Mass and reception on May 9 at St. Basil the Great Parish in Brecksville. Auxiliary Bishop emeritus Roger Gries was the main celebrant.

Catholic Charities 2017 Annual Appeal follow up May 20-21 will aid hungry, homeless

Challenge Grant will match new, increased or additional gifts up to $100,000 Donors from the Diocese of Cleveland are being asked this weekend to support Northeast Ohio?s most vulnerable people, those who are hungry and homeless, as part of the 2017 Catholic Charities Annual Appeal. An anonymous donor provided a Challenge Grant that will match al...

St. Martin de Porres senior makes history with full scholarship to Harvard

Jaide Talmadge, a senior at St. Martin de Porres High School in Cleveland, plans to attend Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on a full scholarship in the fall. She is the first Saint Martin?s student accepted by an Ivy League school and the first Cristo Rey student among about 11,500 Cristo Rey graduates nationwide to attend Harvard. ...

Our Lady of Fatima: 100 years of grace

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the appearance of Mary to three young visionaries in the town of Fatima in Portugal. This report is excerpted from Fatima, 100 years of grace by the World Apostolate of Fatima, U.S.A. – Our Lady’s Blue Army. If you would like to read an in-depth account of the miracle, its history and the lives...