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Death-row experience interweaves lives of priest, man he helped free

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio (CNS) - When Father Neil Kookoothe first met Joseph D'Ambrosio on Ohio's death row in December 1998, he intended to describe the funeral of the condemned man's mother. D'Ambrosio would not listen, however. Another inmate had told him the priest had been a lawyer before ordination. Now, D'Ambrosio pleaded for help with his case....

Pope calls for jubilee moratorium on death penalty

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope Francis called for a moratorium on executions during the Year of Mercy and said the fifth commandment, "Thou shalt not kill," applies not only to the innocent but to the guilty as well. "Even a criminal has the inviolable right to life, a gift of God," he said Feb. 21 after reciting the Angelus with visitors gathered in S...

March 2016 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, March 3, and at noon on Friday, March 4, 2016. Richard J. Osborne, President, Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, Euclid will be the guest speaker at the First Friday Club of Cleveland on Thursday, M...

Clergy Assignment Changes - 15 February 2016

The Reverend Sean J. Donnelly has received permission to conclude his Leave of Absence for Sick Leave and resume his duties as Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Madison effective 25 January 2016. The Reverend John Schneider, Administrator, Immaculate Conception Parish, Madison, assignment has concluded effective 25 January 2016.

Justice Scalia remembered as both an upstanding Catholic and jurist

Scalia's legal career began in Cleveland in the 1960s with law firm Jones Day WASHINGTON (CNS) - Tributes to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia poured in almost as soon as news emerged of his Feb. 13 death at a Texas ranch while on a hunting trip. Scalia "was routinely described as a conservative, and so he was. He held fast to a lot o...

Akron women religious to show and discuss documentary film "Sisters of Selma" - Sunday, February 21 at 3 p.m.

During Black History month, the Dominican Sisters of Peace will host a viewing and discussion of the hour-long documentary film "Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change" at their Akron motherhouse on Sunday, February 21 at 3:00 p.m.

Video - An "Evening of Confession" at ALL Catholic parishes Wednesday, February 24, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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