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"Year of Faith reminds us to spread that faith to others," writes Bishop Lennon

As you well know on the 11th of October 2011 our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI announced there would be a Year of Faith from the 11th of October 2012 until the weekend of November 23 and 24, 2013--the Feast of Christ the King. Pope Benedict very enthusiastically called all Catholics to deepen their faith by living their relationship with Jesus Ch...

Parishes aid the poor, payoff mortgages, update facilities, thanks to success of diocesan-wide campaign

Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of Catholics across the Diocese, the Rooted in Faith - Forward in Hope campaign has distributed over $46 million of the $170 million raised.  All parishes that participated in the Campaign have now received some of their Parish Share and are putting those funds to work in capital improvements, social outre...

Traveling icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa comes to Lorain

?The Peregrination of the Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Defense of Life? will be visiting the Diocese of Cleveland.  On Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Lorain will host the icon.   Having traveled over 40,000 miles around much of the world beginning in the city of Vla...

Cemetery Sunday - November 3 @ 3 p.m.

In 1978, the National Catholic Cemetery Conference proposed that Cemetery Sunday be observed on the first Sunday in November. Cemetery Sunday tells "what God expects us to do."  God expects us to remember and respect those who have gone before us.  As Catholics we believe in the "communion of saints."  We believe there is and always...

Blessing of Animals (View Images)

Friday, October 4th is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. As the patron saint of animals, many parishes throughout the Diocese bless animals in honor of this popular saint. St. Francis had a love for all of God's creation, especially animals. O God, you have done all things wisely; in your goodness you have made us in your image and given us ca...

October 2013 Diocesan Memorandum is now available

The October 2013 edition of the Diocesan Memorandum is now available. Click HERE to review the October 2013 Diocesan Memorandum option page.

Increased seminary enrollment is promising for more priests in the future

There is certainly more activity this year on the campus of the Center for Pastoral Leadership (CPL) located on Euclid Avenue in Wickliffe, Ohio. The CPL is the home for both seminaries of the Diocese of Cleveland. The undergraduate school is Borromeo Seminary and the graduate school of theology is Saint Mary Seminary. Since August 2013, seven new...