News of the Diocese

Second ‘Table Talk’ show is June 14 on AM 1260 The Rock

Radio and TV veteran Dick Russ will host the next hour-long radio program, ?Table Talk,? at 5 p.m. June 14 on AM 1260 The Rock, with Bishop Nelson Perez. The program debuted in April. Their conversation topics center on diocesan events, the bishop?s involvement with V Encuentro and his role as chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bi...

UH St. John Medical Center welcomes Bishop Perez

In the nearly 40 years since the Westlake campus opened, many changes have taken place at University Hospitals St. John Medical Center. The hospital originally was a partnership between the former Bay View Hospital in Bay Village and St. John Hospital on Cleveland?s West Side. During a visit to the hospital on June 8, Bishop Nelson Perez learned ...

2018 Summer Food Service Program for Children - USDA

The Diocese of Cleveland/Nutrition Services is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided at ...

Father Michael Gurnick installed as new pastor at St. Patrick Parish in Cleveland

A new era is beginning at historic St. Patrick Parish on Bridge Avenue in Cleveland?s Ohio City neighborhood with the installation of Father Michael Gurnick as pastor. The parish was founded in 1853, primarily to serve Irish immigrants who settled in the area. Several hundred people attended the Mass, which was celebrated by Bishop Nelson Perez. A...

Mass of thanksgiving, dinner honor diocesan benefactors

St. Rocco Church in Cleveland was the setting for the annual Ave Maria Recognition event. Sponsored by the Catholic Community Foundation, the event consisted of a Mass of thanksgiving celebrated by Bishop Nelson Perez and a dinner in the St. Rocco Hall. About 150 people attended the recognition event. ?We have a lot to celebrate,? said Bishop Per...

‘Christians, Jews, Muslims: Searching for One God’ is topic at Lorain First Friday Forum

As the delegate for ecumenical and interfaith affairs for the Diocese of Cleveland, Father Joseph Hilinski works to overcome religious stereotypes and to build bridges among the different religious communities in the eight-county diocese. In this role, he is assisting Bishop Nelson Perez in efforts to open a more meaningful dialogue and to improve...

Statement from Bishop Nelson Perez on the recent immigration action at garden centers in Erie County, Ohio

Acknowledging the role of our government in enforcing current immigration law, I feel a great sadness for the families whose lives have been disrupted following the large-scale immigration action on June 5 at Corso?s Flower and Garden Center in Erie County in north central Ohio. I offer my prayers, and ask the prayers of all people of good will, th...