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January 2013 Diocesan Memorandum is now available

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

Watch Video: A Christmas Message from Bishop Lennon

The Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland, recorded a special Christmas Message.   Click the play button on the window below:  

Christmas Eve Mass at St. John Cathedral

Historically known as midnight Mass . . . the traditional Christmas Eve Mass is scheduled for 10:00 p.m. at St. John Cathedral, located at E. 9th Street and Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland. Most Rev. Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland will be the Mass celebrant.A Choral Concert will precede the Mass at 9:15 p.m.Other Masses for Christmas ar...

St. Augustine Hunger Center served thousands on Christmas but needs your help

$50,000 needed to feed people from December through January   After feeding more than 14,000 needy on Thanksgiving, St. Augustine Church and its Hunger Center fed a similar number on Christmas Eve and Christmas day - 5,000 of those meals were delivered by volunteers. A major meal was served on Christmas Eve at 4:00 p.m.   On Chris...

Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon asks prayers for Connecticut Victims and their Families

In response to the horrific tragedy at the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school and the deaths of students and staff, I ask everyone to remember the victims, their families, and the wider community in your prayers.   "May those who have died, experience God's merciful love and eternal rest and peace." USCCB committees Call for Action in r...

St. Peter Chanel High School To Close

St. Peter Chanel High School To Close Margaret Lyons, Secretary for Catechetical Formation and Education/Superintendent of Schools, announced that St. Peter Chanel High School will close at the end of the 2012-13 school year.   Click here for the letter and Q&A.

Video: Bishop Celebrates Mass with Inmates & Offers the Message “God Loves Everyone”

Click play to see more images from the Mass. Cleveland Bishop, Most Rev. Richard Lennon, celebrated Mass with 60 inmates at the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center in an annual preparation for Christmas.   Organized by the Diocese of Cleveland Ministry for the Incarcerated, the Mass included full participation by the inmates and a mess...