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Old doors open new way to Christ

  Bishop Richard Lennon blesses new facade at Our Lady of Lourdes Church with restored Doors from razed St. Catherine's     The Holy Doors which once served as the entrance to St. Catherine?s church on East 93rd in Cleveland now grace the front of Our Lady of Lourdes Church on East 55th and Broadway in Cleveland?s Slavic Village ne...

Bishop Lennon: Growing Concern Government is Threatening Religion

Catholic Hospitals and Healthcare Providers among those Directly threatened.   Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon at his annual address to the First Friday Club of Cleveland expressed a major concern of the Catholic Bishops. The Bishops in the United States believe that the Federal Government is attempting to secularize society and eliminate Free...

Disability Services "Journey to Bethlehem" Advent liturgy with Bishop Gries

  Join Catholic Charities Disability Services and Ministries for their annual "Journey to Bethlehem" liturgy on Saturday, December 3, 10:30 a.m. at OLA/St. Joseph Center, 2346 W. 14th Street, Cleveland, OH.   The celebrant will be the Most Reverend Roger Gries, OSB, Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of Cleveland.  A light luncheon w...

Web poll question box - New feature added to diocesan web site home page

    This week, visitors to the home page of the Diocese of Cleveland web site may have noticed a web poll question box located on the home page.  This newly added feature will give the web site visitor an opportunity to respond to a question asked by the Diocesan Communications Department.   Locate the web poll ques...

December 2011 Diocesan Memorandum is now available

  The December 2011 edition of the Diocesan Memorandum is now available.   Click HERE to review the December 2011 Diocesan Memorandum option page.    

"U.S. Bishops stress love for Church, Christ in guiding our lives" - Bishop Lennon's U.B. column

(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters building in Washington D.C.)  Last week I was in Baltimore for four days attending the Annual Fall Gathering of Bishops of the United States. Over the years I have consistently found these meetings informative and interesting, and most of all uplifting and encouraging as well ove...

A Week for Giving Thanks

On Thanksgiving families will gather around their tables to give thanks, however, the days prior to Thanksgiving are full of thankful acts throughout the diocese.   On Tuesday afternoon, parishioners from St. Thomas More Parish prepared a Thanksgiving lunch for 200 people at the West Side Catholic Center. You can see photos of the lunch by ...