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September 11: Patriot Day - Diocese of Cleveland remembers

9/11:  The Catholic Church in the Diocese of Cleveland remembersWreath laying outside of Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist immediately following noon Mass911.  For years, those numbers simply meant a call for help. Now they also remind us of September 11, 2001, the date of the worst terrorist attack on the United States of America a...

Four diocese schools awarded 2012 National Blue Ribbons

The United States Department of Education has named 269 schools, nationwide, as Blue Ribbon Schools, only four are in Ohio and those four are Catholic Elementary schools in the Diocese of Cleveland. Holy Family Parish School in StowOur Lady of the Elms Elementary School in AkronSt. Dominic Parish School in Shaker HeightsSt. Edward Parish School in...

SVDP's inaugural "Friends of the Poor Walk" - September 29

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Cleveland (SVDP) will host its First Annual "Friends of the Poor Walk" at the Cleveland Metropark's Brookside Reservation on Saturday, September 29, 2012, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.  The fundraiser will generate dollars to meet the increasing demand for food and other emergency relief services to the poor in No...

An evening out to celebrate Catholic Charities 100th Anniversary - Sept. 15

"Yours are the hands with which Christ blesses the world" - St. Teresa of AvilaThe Catholic faith community will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Cleveland at a formal dinner program followed by music and dancing at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, 24 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, ...

"Quietly serving God's people for 100 years" - Catholic Charities 100th Anniversary

Recently, it was my privilege to participate in a Mass celebrating the 100th anniversary of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Cleveland. It was a celebration reflecting on our community?s efforts and the sacrifices of many people for more than 100 years who have given of themselves or their resources to serve others in need. The deplorable cond...

September 2012 Diocesan Memorandum is now available - "Year of Faith" to begin October 11

  The September 2012 edition of the Diocesan Memorandum is now available. Click HERE to review the September 2012 Diocesan Memorandum option page.

Labor Day Statement - USCCB - September 3, 2012

(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters building in Washington, D.C.)Placing Work and Workers at the Center of Economic LifeThis Labor Day, our country continues to struggle with a broken economy that is not producing enough decent jobs.  Millions of Americans suffer from unemployment, underemployment or are living in p...