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Bishop welcomes new Catholics with a Mass at St. John’s Cathedral

On Saturday, April 11th Bishop Lennon celebrated the 4:30pm Vigil Mass.

Ordination Class of 2015 shows increase in number ordained

Reflects positive impact of support from Families, Catholic Schools, Parish Priests WASHINGTON - The 2015 class of men ordained to the priesthood report that they were, on average, about 17 when they first considered a vocation to the priesthood and encouraged to consider a vocation by an average of four people.

Video - Easter Vigil the culmination for those entering the Catholic Church - Highlights from Bishop Richard Lennon

Catechumens and Candidates incorporated in the Church through the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Eucharist, and Confirmation [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuaP2-0KVq4[/youtube] In his reflection on RICA (The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon said the Easter Vigil of this past Saturday (April 4th) was th...

Video - "A.D. The Bible Continues" - Second episode to be broadcast Sunday, April 12 at 9 p.m. on WKYC-TV3

[youtube]https://youtu.be/nByYlvJqyHk[/youtube] Endorsed by Catholic Church leadership and reviewed by the Cleveland diocese The series ?A.D. The Bible Continues? began on Easter Sunday evening and is running 12 consecutive Sundays at 9:00 p.m.

Catholic Home Missions Appeal strengthens Church in the United States

WASHINGTON - The 2015 annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal will be taken up in many dioceses the weekend of April 25-26. This appeal helps to sustain nearly 45 percent of all dioceses and eparchies in rural, struggling areas in the country and in a number of U.S. territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. Catholic Home Missions (CHM), Strengthening...

Majority of those responding to recent web poll question about Lenten practices do several things

A recent Web Poll question received 754 responses in the fifty-six days that it appeared on the Diocese of Cleveland web site.

Colorful sawdust artworks continue Hispanic Holy Week tradition at local parish

Amazing, colorful works of art made from colored sawdust will adorn the floor of the gymnasium at Sagrada Familia (Holy Family)