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Catholic Schools Week - A celebration of Quality Education

National Catholic Schools Week (January 29th through February 3rd)--- is a celebration of Catholic schools educating more than two (2) million students in elementary and secondary schools all over the country.   The Secretary for Education/Superintendent of the Diocese of Cleveland Schools, Margaret Lyons, reports that nearly 47,000 students a...

Seminarians March - Bishop celebrates special Mass for the Gift of Life

Thousands participated in the 39th annual ?March for Life? in Washington D.C. which coincides with the Supreme Court Decision of 1973 legalizing abortion in the United States. Members of the staff and students from Borromeo and St. Mary?s seminaries of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese participated in the pro-life event which ultimately seeks to ch...

"Faithful move forward in hope with vibrancy, strength" - Bishop Lennon's U.B. column

  Last week I had the privilege of speaking about the Community Report of the Diocese of Cleveland at the magnificent Museum of Divine Statues, a beautiful and dignified use of the former St. Hedwig Parish, Lakewood filled with religious art from closed parishes throughout our Diocese. The Museum is a wonderful example of the good that has ...

"Mass for Life" at Cathedral

  A Mass for Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life will be celebrated to remember the anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist.   We will pray for healing and for human dignity for all.   The Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop, Diocese of Clevela...

No Name-Calling Week - January 23-27 - Grades K-12

  While it is unfortunate that we even need to designate a week like this, there are many ways to call attention to the need to eliminate name-calling from our schools.   No Name-Calling Week is an annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and inspiration to la...

Have you paid a visit to the Museum of Divine Statues in Lakewood yet?

The Museum of Divine Statues is opened to the public.  Following a formal blessing of the facility by Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon in the former St. Hedwig Church at 12903 Madison Avenue in Lakewood, the museum opened to the public on Sunday, April 10, 2011.Visiting hours are Sundays, 12:00 Noon to 5:00 p.m.  Free parking is avai...

Bishop Tells Elyria Catholic Students: It's time to say "Here Am I Lord"

Bishop calls our Catholic Schools one of the great treasures of our Diocese.   As part of his ongoing program to meet with the high school students in the Diocese and celebrate the sacred Liturgy with them, Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon spent discussion time with a group of 16 students from all four grades at Elyria Catholic High School and ...