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Holy Week leads to the Celebration of Easter

Happy Easter from the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland!  There was a lot of activity at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist during Holy Week.  Click the videos and photos links to see highlights from each service.   Easter SundayOn Easter Sunday, Bishop Lennon celebrated the 10:30am Mass.  Below you can watch the Bishop's ...

April is Autism Awareness Month

The Diocesan Office of Catholic Charities Disability Services & Ministries encourages you to use this month to emphasize awareness of those with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in your parish and to welcome them into the life of the Church. ASD remains the fastest growing significant disability in the U.S., with as many as 1 in every 110 chi...

Good Friday collection for the Holy Land

Each year, Catholics are invited to support Christians in the Holy Land by participating in the pontifical Good Friday collection. This collection unites all Christians to support Christians in the Holy Land.  It offers a direct link for parishioners to be witnesses of peace and to help protect the Holy Places.The Holy Land collection wi...

Holy Week Tradition---Chrism Mass held at the Cathedral

Tuesday evening, the "Chrism" Mass, a longstanding Holy Week tradition in the Catholic Church and the Diocese of Cleveland served as a gathering time for the priests of the Diocese to prayerfully observe this most sacred time on the Church Calendar.  Cleveland Bishop, Most Rev. Richard Lennon, was the chief celebrant along with the priests of ...

April 2012 Diocesan Memorandum is now available

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

Volunteers needed to feed 5,000 needy on Easter

St. Augustine seeks volunteers, donations, and needy to register The St. Augustine Hunger Center in Cleveland's near south-side Tremont neighborhood is continuing it's tradition of feeding those in need on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012. More than 5,000 persons will be served on the St. Augustine grounds, at four shelters downtown, on the East-side,...

Bishop sends letter to parishes regarding status of Vatican decrees

The following is a 27 March 2012 letter sent by the Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland to the priests, deacons and parish life coordinators within the Diocese of Cleveland. The letter is an update about the recent decrees from the Congregation for the Clergy in Rome regarding the closing of certain parishes.Read the comple...