News of the Diocese

Immaculate Heart of Mary parishioners spend a day in service to the community

The arrival of spring brings new life, including blooming flowers and growing grass. It also provides an opportunity for a fresh start by cleaning up ...

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist welcomes over 60 newly confirmed

Keeping with tradition, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist was filled for the Sunday vigil Mass on June 7 as more than 60 teens and adults recei...

CYO gears up for 83rd season of athletics in the diocese

“You are like teachers in a school of Christian values,” said Bishop Nelson Perez as he addressed the annual Catholic Youth Organization M...

A statement from Bishop Perez regarding awareness for Religious Freedom Week, June 22-29, 2019

It is with great hope that I encourage the faithful to pray and act in support of religious liberty at home and abroad during Religious Freedom Week 2...

First Friday Club of Cleveland welcomes University of Notre Dame Professor Peter Casarella, Ph. D., for an insightful lecture on Latino Catholicism

Today, the term ‘Hispanic’ and ‘Latino’ are often used interchangeably although each has a separate meaning. Hispanic refers t...

Catholic school students take the lead and make an impact at the end of the school year

Accomplishments for the 2018-2019 academic year from Catholic Schools within the Diocese of Cleveland The final bell is ringing in Catholic schools t...

Bishop Perez applauds the action taken in the U.S. House of Representatives that gives permanent legal protection to Dreamers and those holding Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

I take this opportunity to join with my brother bishop, the Most Reverend Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on M...