News of the Diocese

Winter Festival raises funds for Saint Mary Seminary Student Activities Fund

Saint Mary Seminary hosted its annual fundraiser on Feb. 22 at the Center for Pastoral Leadership in Wickliffe. Event organizers said Winter Festival...

Father Roy Lee helps empower the spirit of the diocese as Lent begins

Father Roy Lee of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will travel to Cleveland during the first week of Lent to serve as the revivalist for the 2019 annual Afr...

Bishop Perez listens to the faithful share thoughts on child sexual abuse crisis in the Church

About 80 people from across the Diocese of Cleveland gathered recently to pause for prayer and to share their thoughts with Bishop Nelson Perez on the...

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 ...