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Bishops Support Wisconsin Collective Bargaining

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Catholic Charities kicks off 2011 Annual Appeal

At a press conference to kick-off this year?s Annual Appeal, the Diocese of Cleveland Catholic Charities announced that their Annual Appeal for 2010 received just over $10.4 million in pledges to help needy people in our region, a significant accomplishment in today?s tough economic climate.

March 2011 Diocesan Memorandum is now available

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

Army chaplain ordained auxiliary bishop for US military archdiocese

Bishop Neal J. Buckon, an Ohio native who has served as an Army chaplain around the world since 1998, was ordained Feb. 22, 2011 as an auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.

USCCB Chairman supports Wisconsin Bishops on the Rights of Workers

Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, California, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops? Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, expressed his ?support for and solidarity? with the Wisconsin bishops? statement on the rights of workers.In a February 23 letter to Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee, Bishop Blaire wro...

Pope says Lent is time to renounce selfishness

Lent is a time for self-examination and to let go of all traces of selfishness, which is the root of violence, Pope Benedict XVI said."The greed of possession leads to violence, exploitation and death," which is why during Lent the church encourages almsgiving, "which is the capacity to share," the pope said in his annual message for Lent.The text ...

Bishops' Pro-Life Office hails House Committee move to Protect Life

The Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) welcomed the approval in committee of the Protect Life Act (H.R. 358).  Sponsored by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA) and Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and 123 co-sponsors, the Protect Life Act would apply longstanding federal policies on abortion funding, and conscie...