Catholic Schools Week: January 27 - February 2

The 2008 theme is "Catholic Schools Light the Way."  The theme focuses on the leadership that Catholic Schools provide to our nation, producing graduates who light the way to a brighter future for all humankind.Visit "Office of Catholic Education" web site>Read "National Catholic Educational Association" news release>Read "Hoban Students...

Catholic Charities USA urges national dialogue on racism, poverty

DETROIT - January 24, 2008 (CNS) -- At an annual Mass celebrating the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Catholic Charities USA unveiled a plan to spark a national conversation about racism and poverty."Poverty and racial injustice betray our national ideals of liberty and justice for all," said Father Larry Snyder, president of Cathol...

Prayer at heart of Church, says Pope

VATICAN CITY - January 23, 2008 (ZENIT) - Prayer is at the heart of the life of the Church, and that which gives life to ecumenical movement, says Benedict XVI.The Pope reflected today at the weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which ends Friday, Jan. 25, feast of the conversion of St. Paul.During...

FOX8 to broadcast special Christmas Day "TV Mass" at 6 a.m.

On Tuesday, December 25, 2007, our friends at FOX8 will broadcast a special Christmas Day celebration of the "TV Mass".  The Most Reverend Richard G. Lennon, Bishop, Diocese of Cleveland will be the half-hour Mass celebrant.  This "TV Mass" will be broadcast at a special time beginning at 6:00 a.m. and concluding by 6:30 a.m. on FOX8.Also...

Two Priests No Longer in the Clerical State

The Holy See has notified the Diocese of Cleveland that the requests of Gary D. Berthiaume and J. Brendan McNulty to be removed from the clerical state were granted. In response to credible accusations of sexual misconduct involving minors, Gary D. Berthiaume was removed from active ministry in 2002. Subsequently, he sought removal from the cleric...

Bishop Lennon statement - Appointment of Archbishop Broglio to Archdiocese for Military Services USA

CLEVELAND (November 19, 2007) Statement of Cleveland Bishop Richard G. Lennon on the appointment of The Most Reverend Timothy Paul Broglio as Military Ordinary by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVIArchbishop Broglio will bring a great deal of Church experience to the Faithful and Clergy of the Military Ordinariate which he gained through man...

Reverend Joseph D. McNulty to receive the Archbishop Edward F. Hoban Award

The Reverend Joseph D. McNulty, was honored by Bishop Lennon and the Diocese of Cleveland with the Archbishop Hoban Award for his distinguished service to the Diocese of Cleveland, particularly to the physically and mentally disabled in the community.  Fr. McNulty is the pastor of St. Augustine Church in Cleveland and Director of the Office of...