News of the Diocese

Annual Lenten revival welcomes all to draw joyfully toward Christ

Lent is a season of remembering Jesus’ sacrifice. While Catholics anticipate Easter through the somber season of Lent, the 40-day holy season is...

Father Joseph Eddy installed as Our Lady of Mount Carmel West pastor

Sunday, Feb. 17 was a day of rejoicing for both Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish on Cleveland’s West Side and the Mercedarian community. The pari...

St. Basil the Great Parish Social Concerns Commission hosts program on Catholic social teaching

An estimated 200 people from about a dozen parishes turned out to hear Bishop Nelson Perez speak on Feb. 19 at St. Basil the Great Parish in Brecksvil...

A statement from Bishop Perez calling for prayers at the beginning of the Vatican Summit on the protection of children in the Church

February 21 marks the start of the special Vatican gathering bringing together Church leaders from around the world aimed at strengthening ...

Cleveland diocesan seminaries compete in inter-seminary basketball tournament

Last weekend, seminarians from Saint Mary’s and Borromeo seminaries in Wickliffe traveled to Columbus to compete in the 39th annual Josephinum S...

Bishop Perez celebrates Mass, breaks bread, shares stories with Baldwin Wallace Newman Catholic Student Association

It was a snowy Sunday afternoon when Bishop Nelson Perez and his emcee, Deacon Bruce Battista, arrived at the historic Lindsay-Crossman Chapel at Bald...

St. Francis de Sales Parish, School mark 70th anniversary with visit from bishop

St. Francis de Sales Church in Akron was filled to capacity on Feb. 2 as parishioners welcomed Bishop Nelson Perez to celebrate the 70thanniversary of...