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Bishop Perez dons Vietnamese dress as he celebrates Tet at St. Boniface Parish

Hundreds of people crowded into St. Boniface Church on Cleveland?s West Side for the 11 a.m. Mass on Feb. 18. Many wore traditional Vietnamese ao dai, a long, slim silk tunic over pants, in a variety of bright colors. Some also wore matching turban-style hats. It was the First Sunday of Lent and the celebration of Tet, or the lunar new year, the m...

Statement from the Most Reverend Bishop Nelson Perez regarding the National Call-in Day for Dreamers for February 26

One of the first actions I took when I became the 11th Bishop of Cleveland in September was to offer my support for the young people here and around the country who have benefitted from the DACA program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrives).

‘Lent is a time for spiritual renewal,’ bishop says at revival opening

More than 500 people crowded into Our Lady of Peace Church in Cleveland’s Shaker Square neighborhood on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, for the first night of the 2018 Annual Collaborative Lenten Revival. Bishop Nelson Perez was the celebrant and homilist at the opening liturgy. The revival continues at 7 p.m. Feb. 15-16. The theme for the three-ni...

Statement from Most Reverend Nelson J. Perez on the deadly high school shooting incident in Broward County, Florida.

Our country has suffered another horrific school shooting that has claimed many lives and injured many others. Once again, all people of goodwill are heartbroken over this latest incident of hatred and senseless violence. This act, directed at staff and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, Florida, reminds all of us o...

Bishop Perez tells Ash Wednesday Mass attendees to have ‘a contrite heart’

Bishop Nelson Perez began his homily at the noon Mass on Ash Wednesday with a humorous story, but quickly transitioned to a more reflective, meaningful message as the Lenten season begins. There was a standing-room-only crowd in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist at the third of six Masses celebrated on Ash Wednesday. In his homily, the bis...

Cleveland Young Catholic Professionals are inspired by Bishop Perez

Be the change in the world and be a person of joy. That was the theme of the message Bishop Nelson Perez delivered to the more than 200 Young Catholic Professionals who came to hear him speak on Feb. 13 at John Carroll University as part of their Executive Speaker Series. The bishop said he was impressed that they chose to spend Mardi Gras listen...

Bishop Conference President Reaction to Shooting at Florida High School

WASHINGTON—Following the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called for prayer and healing. The full statement is as follows: “We are deeply saddened by the shootings in Broward County, Florida,...