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Bishop Lennon meets with Pope Benedict XVI - See video highlights of "ad limina" visit

  Every 5 years each bishop makes an ?ad limina? visit to the Vatican to meet with the Holy Father and the offices of the Holy See. Currently Bishop Lennon and his fellow bishops from Ohio and Michigan are in the Vatican for their visit.   The highlight of the ?ad limina? is a meeting with the Holy Father. According to reports, the mee...

"Threats to marriage and religious freedom" - Bishop Lennon's U.B. column

  Marriage continues to be a high priority for the Catholic Church.  I have some good news to report in the Diocese of Cleveland as more parishes are offering marriage enrichment for couples and, for the first time in many years, there was a 2.5 percent increase in the number of Catholic weddings.  But two national threats have emer...

Komen response from the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

  The Susan G. Komen Foundation's new policy that eliminates funding Planned Parenthood and embryonic stem cell research is applauded by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.   Director of the Diocesan Pro Life office, Peggy Gerovac is encouraging all individuals to contact the Foundation members and thank them for defunding Planned Pare...

Parishes receive first distribution checks from Diocesan Capital Campaign

(Pictured: Mary Lou Ozimek, Fr. Joseph Kraker, Shani Sinopoli)  On January 27th, nine Catholic parishes throughout the Diocese of Cleveland who completed their fundraising in support of the diocesan initiative, Rooted in Faith - Forward in Hope, received their first distribution check.  The checks represent a portion of the share ea...

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 ...