News of the Diocese

'Culture of encounter’ is bishop's topic at First Friday Forum of Lorain County

Despite the frigid temperatures outside, attendees at the First Friday Forum of Lorain County gave Bishop Nelson Perez a warm welcome on Feb. 1 when h...

Deacons explain their role in the Church at First Friday Club of Greater Akron

Deacons are usually seen assisting at Mass, baptisms, weddings and more, but many people may not understand the full extent of their role in the Churc...

Knights of the Holy Sepulchre gather for annual Mass, officer ceremony

Bishop Nelson Perez joined members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at their annual liturgy and change of officer ceremony d...

Organizers hope to make Young Catholic Men’s Conference an annual event

More than 100 high school-age boys and their fathers or mentors participated in the first Young Catholic Men’s Conference on Feb. 2 at the Cente...

A statement from Bishop Perez in response to several states moving forward with legislation that would permit a baby to be aborted at nine months.  

Again, we are being forced to endure another manifestation of what Pope Francis means when he says ours is a “throwaway culture” as legisl...

St. Vincent-St. Mary High School welcomes Bishop Perez

It took nearly 16 months, but Bishop Nelson Perez told students at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron that he now has visited every Catholic hi...

Four seminarians instituted in ministry of acolyte

Four seminarians from Saint Mary Seminary were instituted in the ministry of acolyte during a Mass celebrated by Bishop Nelson Perez on Feb. 1 at the ...