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Priest No Longer in Clerical State

The Holy See has notified the Diocese of Cleveland that David C. Weber is hereby dismissed from the clerical state in response to credible accusations of sexual misconduct involving a minor. He was removed from ministry in 2002. Permanent removal is by decree of the bishop after a canonical administrative process which removed him from the clerical...

Bishops designate Wisconsin site of Marian apparitions as national shrine

ALLOUEZ, Wis. (CNS) -- Nearly 160 years ago, on Oct. 9, 1859, Mary appeared to a young Belgian immigrant living in Kewaunee County. Today, it is the only approved Marian apparition site in the United States. On Aug. 15, the feast of the Assumption, the U.S. bishops formally designated the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion as a national s...

Catholic schools begin 2016-2017 year with strong enrollment, new leadership

About 45,000 students are heading back to classrooms this month throughout the Diocese of Cleveland. There are 115 schools scattered across the eight-county diocese:

Catholic high school football news

Fans of Catholic high school football can tune into Cleveland Catholic radio, AM 1260 The Rock, as they broadcast games featuring Catholic teams through the season.

Dominican Sisters of Peace host ecumenical prayer service on Sunday, Aug. 21

The Dominican Sisters of Peace will have an ecumenical prayer service on Sunday, Aug. 21, at their motherhouse chapel, 1230 West Market St., Akron. The service begins at 3 p.m. and features guest preacher the Rev. Carl P. Wallace, pastor emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ. The Rev. William Karg from St. Paul Parish in Akron, along with re...

Clergy Assignment Changes - August 15, 2016

Father Daniel Fickes, pastor, St. Theresa Parish, Garfield Heights, submitted his resignation from the office of pastor, and Bishop Richard Lennon accepted it, effective Oct. 1. He will receive a new assignment in the near future. Father Paul C. O?Connor, SJ, with the permission of the Rev. Walter C. Deye, SJ, acting provincial of the Chicago-De...

Mass, prayers, processions mark Holy Rosary Parish’s 118th annual Feast of the Assumption celebration

A 118-year-old tradition continued in Cleveland?s Little Italy neighborhood Aug. 12-15 as Holy Rosary Parish celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Masses, prayers, processions and the traditional street festival. Bishop Richard Lennon was the principal celebrant at the 10 a.m. Mass on Aug. 15, the feast day celebra...