News of the Diocese

Bishops continue to build ‘bridges not walls’ during Holy Land visit

As 10 bishops from the United States continue their Pilgrimage for Peace visit to the Holy Land, they are meeting with local clergy and religious, residents and leaders, and experiencing some sites that are historically significant to the Catholic Church. Cleveland Bishop Nelson Perez is among those on the pilgrimage. He said the bishops made a v...

Mary Queen of Peace students celebrate police dog’s retirement

Father Doug Brown, pastor of Mary Queen of Peace Parish in Cleveland?s Old Brooklyn neighborhood, invited Cleveland police officers to the parish school this week to help celebrate the retirement of one of their own, a police dog named Benny. Prior to the end of the school day on Jan. 23, more than 200 students gathered in the school gymnasium to ...

The gift of Catholic education

Catholic education is considered a gift by many families whose children attend the 91 Catholic elementary schools and 20 Catholic high schools in the eight-county diocese of Cleveland. Often it requires sacrifice and a great deal of hard work. With Catholic Schools Week approaching later this month, Northeast Ohio Catholic magazine asked a cross-s...

Bishops Pilla, Gries inducted in CYO Hall of Fame

Cleveland Bishop emeritus Anthony Pilla and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus Roger Gries are among the members of the 2018 CYO Hall of Fame Class. More than 200 people attended the induction ceremony on Jan. 21 at the Double Tree Hotel in Beachwood. Also inducted were Ursuline Sister Mary Jean Raymond, Karl and Jeannie King, Jim Lawless Sr. and John Ziel...

Bishop Perez message on the celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 28 - Feb. 3

The great Catholic theologian John Cardinal Newman once said, “Growth is the only evidence of life.” One major source of growth in life is that which is provided by our Catholic schools. The Diocese of Cleveland is blessed with 91 elementary and 20 secondary schools which year after year follow their mission to form students and help t...

‘Bridges not Walls’ is theme of Hispanic bishops’ visit to Holy Land

Bishop Perez is among 10 bishops on pilgrimage for peace Cleveland Bishop Nelson Perez, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops? Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs, is one of 10 U.S. bishops visiting the Holy Land as part of a pilgrimage for Peace. Bishop Perez was elected as chairman of the Committee on Cultural Diversity in th...

See the beauty in each life, Bishop Amos tells those at Mass for Life

?We were created as icons of Christ,? Bishop emeritus Martin Amos told several hundred faithful who attended the annual diocesan Mass for Life on Jan. 22 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.