News of the Diocese

A message from Bishop Perez on the celebration of the World Day for Consecrated Life

As we celebrate the World Day for Consecrated Life on Feb. 2, we take a moment to reflect on the witness and sacrifice of the men and women who have consecrated their lives to God. The Church is blessed with many consecrated men and women, including those here in the Diocese of Cleveland, whose lives and vocation are a light to our community and th...

Parish visit, pastor installation, are among bishop’s events this week

Bishop Nelson Perez had a busy week after returning from a nine-day pilgrimage for peace to the Holy Land with nine other Hispanic bishops. His first day back, Jan. 29, he stopped at St. Emeric Parish in Cleveland to visit with a group of priests hosted by Father Andras Mezei, St. Emeric pastor. Father Mezei cooked a Hungarian-Transylvanian style ...

St. John the Evangelist Leadership Guild gets insight on diocese from Bishop Perez

Members of the St. John the Evangelist Leadership Guild had the opportunity on Jan. 29 to gather with Bishop Nelson Perez and hear him speak on his early days as the bishop of Cleveland during a special dinner event at the Center for Pastoral Leadership in Wickliffe. Bishop Perez thanked the attendees for their support of the Church in the diocese...

Dedicated faculty, staff make a difference in Catholic education

There?s a saying that it takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a dedicated staff to educate the more than 40,000 students in the Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of Cleveland. Many devote their careers to Catholic education, seeing it as a commitment to something they believe in. That?s the case for Patrice Garuckas, Debbie Chinc...

New salad bar offers healthy lunch option at St. Ambrose School

Thanks to an initiative aimed at increasing healthier food options for students, St. Ambrose School in Brunswick now offers a salad bar as part of its lunch program. The new salad bar is a partnership between Dole Food Co. and local grocery retailer Marc?s. It was unveiled Jan. 23 during a dedication ceremony in the school cafeteria. The salad bar...

Holy Land Pilgrimage for Peace leaves lasting impressions with bishops

After spending nine days, Jan. 18-27, on a Hispanic Bishops? Pilgrimage for Peace in the Holy Land, Bishop Nelson Perez said many memories will remain with him, as well as a greater understanding of what is happening in that part of the world. It was the bishop?s second trip to the Holy Land. His first, in 1998, included visits to Christian holy s...

All-county Mass kicks off Catholic Schools Week at Elyria Catholic High School

More than 1,200 students from eight Lorain County elementary schools kicked off the celebration of Catholic Schools Week on Jan. 26 at the 16th annual all-county Mass at Elyria Catholic High School. The Coliseum at Elyria Catholic was packed with students from EC?s eight partner schools: Holy Trinity, Avon; St. Anthony of Padua, Lorain; St. Joseph...