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Father Michael Gurnick installed as new pastor at St. Patrick Parish in Cleveland

A new era is beginning at historic St. Patrick Parish on Bridge Avenue in Cleveland?s Ohio City neighborhood with the installation of Father Michael Gurnick as pastor. The parish was founded in 1853, primarily to serve Irish immigrants who settled in the area. Several hundred people attended the Mass, which was celebrated by Bishop Nelson Perez. A...

Mass of thanksgiving, dinner honor diocesan benefactors

St. Rocco Church in Cleveland was the setting for the annual Ave Maria Recognition event. Sponsored by the Catholic Community Foundation, the event consisted of a Mass of thanksgiving celebrated by Bishop Nelson Perez and a dinner in the St. Rocco Hall. About 150 people attended the recognition event. ?We have a lot to celebrate,? said Bishop Per...

‘Christians, Jews, Muslims: Searching for One God’ is topic at Lorain First Friday Forum

As the delegate for ecumenical and interfaith affairs for the Diocese of Cleveland, Father Joseph Hilinski works to overcome religious stereotypes and to build bridges among the different religious communities in the eight-county diocese. In this role, he is assisting Bishop Nelson Perez in efforts to open a more meaningful dialogue and to improve...

Statement from Bishop Nelson Perez on the recent immigration action at garden centers in Erie County, Ohio

Acknowledging the role of our government in enforcing current immigration law, I feel a great sadness for the families whose lives have been disrupted following the large-scale immigration action on June 5 at Corso?s Flower and Garden Center in Erie County in north central Ohio. I offer my prayers, and ask the prayers of all people of good will, th...

Los líderes católicos hispanos y los obispos diocesanos se reúnen en Detroit para el V Encuentro de la Región 6

Más de 300 personas, incluidos obispos, clérigos, delegados diocesanos, observadores y medios de comunicación, se reunieron en el Seminario Mayor del Sagrado Corazón en Detroit, Michigan, del 2 al 3 de junio para el V Encuentro de la Región 6. La Región 6 incluye todo Michigan y Ohio, un total de nueve di&...

Hispanic Catholic leaders, diocesan bishops gather in Detroit for Region 6 V Encuentro

More than 300 people, including bishops, clergy, diocesan delegates, observers and media converged on Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan June 2-3 for the Region 6 V Encuentro. Region 6 includes all of Michigan and Ohio, a total of nine dioceses and two archdioceses (Detroit and Cincinnati). Each diocese was assigned a different color...

Pope Francis names the Most Reverend Milan Lach, SJ, as Bishop of the Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma

WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has appointed as Bishop of the Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma, the Most Reverend Milan Lach, SJ, who up until now served as apostolic administrator of the Eparchy. The Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma is the Catholic eparchy governing most Ruthenian Catholics in the mid-western United States. It is headquartered in Par...