News of the Diocese

Prayer service to remember victims of Sri Lanka bombings

Bishop Nelson Perez will lead a memorial prayer service at 7:30 p.m. April 28 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Cleveland to rem...

Feast of Divine Mercy will be celebrated on April 28

In the Jubilee Year 2000, St. Pope John Paul II established the feast of Divine Mercy Sunday, which is to be celebrated on the first Sunday after East...

Tuition aid available for online Master of Science in Church Management program at Villanova University

Villanova University is offering a Master of Science in Church Management, available largely through distance learning. Students recommended for the p...

Annual Summit County Women’s Board luncheon sets fundraising record

A sold-out crowd of more than 350 people filled Guy’s Party Centre in Akron on March 7 for the 31st annual luncheon, style show, silent auction ...

St. Ambrose School Principal Lisa Cinadr receives national award for innovation in Catholic education

Lisa Cinadr, principal of St. Ambrose School in Brunswick, is the 2019 recipient of the Dr. Karen M. Ristau Innovations Award, presented by the Nation...

A statement from Bishop Perez on terrorist attacks at multiple churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

I add my voice to that of Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemning the horrific violence tha...

Bishop Perez celebrates the 'mother of all vigils' at the cathedral on Holy Saturday

Bishop Nelson Perez celebrated the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. The "mother of all vigils" is arranged in four parts. The...