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Bishops issue Call to Action to defend Religious Liberty

(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters building in Washington D.C.)Urge strong lay involvement;  Outline threats to First Freedom at all levels of government and abroad;  Call upon dioceses to pursue religious liberty fortnight, June 21-July 4WASHINGTON - The U.S. bishops have issued a call to action to defend religiou...

Year of Faith to begin in October: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council

Bishop Lennon's column "Easter joy brings many blessings" from the Catholic Universe BulletinIn our Easter Scripture readings, we hear of the faith of the Beloved Disciple. We don?t know for certain whom the disciple is, but we assume the disciple to be John. If you recall, it is the Beloved Disciple who runs to the tomb with Peter. Running ahead o...

New Catholics invited to celebrate Mass with Bishop Lennon on Saturday

On the First Sunday of Lent more than 400 catechumens took part in the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion with Bishop Lennon at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.Bishop Lennon has invited these individuals and people who were received into full communion since the 2011 Easter Vigil to participate in the 4:30 p.m. Mass on 14 A...

Holy Week leads to the Celebration of Easter

Happy Easter from the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland!  There was a lot of activity at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist during Holy Week.  Click the videos and photos links to see highlights from each service.   Easter SundayOn Easter Sunday, Bishop Lennon celebrated the 10:30am Mass.  Below you can watch the Bishop's ...

April is Autism Awareness Month

The Diocesan Office of Catholic Charities Disability Services & Ministries encourages you to use this month to emphasize awareness of those with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in your parish and to welcome them into the life of the Church. ASD remains the fastest growing significant disability in the U.S., with as many as 1 in every 110 chi...

Good Friday collection for the Holy Land

Each year, Catholics are invited to support Christians in the Holy Land by participating in the pontifical Good Friday collection. This collection unites all Christians to support Christians in the Holy Land.  It offers a direct link for parishioners to be witnesses of peace and to help protect the Holy Places.The Holy Land collection wi...

Holy Week Tradition---Chrism Mass held at the Cathedral

Tuesday evening, the "Chrism" Mass, a longstanding Holy Week tradition in the Catholic Church and the Diocese of Cleveland served as a gathering time for the priests of the Diocese to prayerfully observe this most sacred time on the Church Calendar.  Cleveland Bishop, Most Rev. Richard Lennon, was the chief celebrant along with the priests of ...