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USCCB Chair applauds passage of Immigration Reform Bill out of committee; urges full Senate to begin debate as soon as possible

(Headquarters building for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington D.C.)   Committee process and vote show strong bipartisan supportU.S. bishops will try to improve bill as process moves onPath to citizenship, family immigration remain strong priorities   WASHINGTON - Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chairma...

Catholic parish festivals are underway

It's time to get out and enjoy summertime.  Come and celebrate with faith communities across the Diocese of Cleveland at summer picnics and parish festivals. Come and meet the parish volunteers who from the goodness of their hearts lovingly share their gifts and talents and happily welcome everyone who come to join in the spirit of loving God...

Padua H.S. Senior awarded prestigious Journalism scholarship

Padua Franciscan High School Senior, Thomas Hamzik, has received the prestigious Philip W. Porter Scholarship awarded annually by the Cleveland Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists to the outstanding high school journalist in Northeast Ohio. Hamzik attended Assumption Academy in Broadview Heights prior to his four years at Padua High...

Milo couple first to arrive at St. Mary, Painesville for Diocesan-wide pilgrimage

Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland has designated five parishes as pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of Cleveland for the "Year of Faith." (Helen and Patrick Milo of Wadsworth were the first people to register at St. Mary Parish, Painesville one of five parish destinations on the Diocesan-wide pilgrimage.)The five parishes are:&n...

Jubilee Mass - A Celebration of Love and Service to the Church

Bishop Richard Lennon celebrated the annual Jubilee Mass at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21 at St. Basil the Great Parish in Brecksville.  The Mass honors those priests and bishops who have been ordained 25, 40, 50 and 60 years.   Bishop Roger Gries, OSB (Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland) delivered the homily and shared a couple of letters tha...

Oklahoma relief - Bishop encourages parishes to have a second collection

Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland has authorized all pastors, parish administrators and parish life coordinators in the Cleveland diocese to take up a special collection in their parishes for the victims of the devastating tornadoes that took human lives and destroyed miles of homes and property in Oklahoma on Monday,...

Next "Year of Faith Lecture Series" at Cathedral - June 5

Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland will continue his twice a month "Year of Faith Lecture Series" on Wednesday, June 5 inside the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist.  His approximately twenty to thirty minute lectures will begin immediately after the conclusion of the noon Mass on selected weekday afternoons. The bishop has...