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Innocent and on Death Row - November 6, 7 p.m. - North Ridgeville

Joe D'Ambrosio, a man convicted of a crime he did not commit, and Fr. Neil Kookoothe, a priest/lawyer who helped exonerate him will tell the story of D'Ambrosio's 22 years of being innocent and on death row. Organized by the Catholic Action Commission of Lorain County (CACLC) these men will speak on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the ...

November 2013 Diocesan Memorandum is now available

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

If Not Us ... If Not Now ... - Stewardship and Evangelization Conference - Nov. 16 in Fairlawn

A Diocese of Cleveland Stewardship and Evangelization Conference will be take place at St. Hilary Parish in Fairlawn, Ohio on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Considering the next steps in living our relationship with Jesus Christ, the conference goals include:  Inspiring and Empowering participants on their personal faith;  Educating a...

The Catholic Origins of Halloween

We?ve all heard the allegations: Halloween is a pagan rite dating back to some pre-Christian festival among the Celtic Druids that escaped church suppression. Even today modern pagans and witches continue to celebrate this ancient festival. If you let your kids go trick-or-treating, they will be worshiping the devil and pagan gods.

In Remembrance - Reverend Denis L. St. Marie, First Diocesan Missionary (Video)

The Reverend Denis L. St. Marie, Pastor Emeritus, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, South Amherst and first Diocese of Cleveland Missionary in the Central American country of El Salvador in 1964, died Monday, 28 October 2013, after having received the prayerful support and consolation of the Sacraments. Denis L. St. Mari...

He was a "Bright Light for the Church," Cleveland Auxiliary Bishop A. James Quinn Laid to Rest.

Bishop of 30 Years Remembered at Funeral Mass in St. John Cathedral The Most Reverend A. James Quinn, 81, a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland for 55 years of which 30 were served as an Auxiliary Bishop, was memorialized today (Friday, October 25, 2013) in a funeral Mass celebrated by Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon and more than a dozen other bis...