News of the Diocese

February 2018 luncheon speakers for the First Friday Clubs are announced

The three First Friday Club luncheon speakers series in the Diocese of Cleveland will hold their respective luncheons beginning at noon on Thursday, Feb. 1 and at noon on Friday, Feb. 2. Ed Plaspohl will be the guest speaker at the First Friday Club of Cleveland on Thursday, Feb. 1. [wpfilebase tag=fileurl id=1327 linktext='Flier>' /] Father P...

Main entrance to All Souls Cemetery in Chardon closed due to safety concerns

The main entrance to All Souls Cemetery, Chardon, Ohio, will be closed due to safety concerns. The brick veneer on the bridge is collapsing and could cause injury. Every effort is being made to reopen the tunnel as soon as all safety issues are addressed. Please use the alternate entrance to the cemetery located off of Kirtland-Chardon Rd. We apo...

Bishop Nelson Perez joins those seeking support for immigration reform

The legal staff at Migration and Refugee Services, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland, faces daily challenges in keeping current with the changing landscape that affects its clients. Some are here legally; others are not, but each is a person with a story. More aggressive tracking of immigrants who entered the country without proper document...

Bishop Nelson Perez offers message as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches

?Throughout its history, our country has recognized those who by their bravery and leadership are regarded as champions for positive societal change. As we remember the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we take time to reflect on his message of peace and non-violence, racial equality and justice for all. His life and his legacy remain for us an insp...

Cleveland Young Catholic Professionals chapter to host 2018 national conference

Young Catholic Professionals of Cleveland learned on Jan. 9 that Cleveland was chosen as the host city for the YCP annual member conference Sept. 7-9. It will be the first time the conference is taking place outside of Dallas, which is the organization?s national headquarters. Cleveland was chosen as the host city after an online voting process....

Bishop Amos to celebrate Mass for Life on Jan. 22

Bishop emeritus Martin Amos of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, a Cleveland native, will preside at the annual diocesan-wide celebration of the Mass for Life at 10 a.m. Jan. 22 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Cleveland. A rosary for life will be said after Mass. It has been 45 years since the 1973 Roe v Wade Supreme Court de...

800th anniversary of Mercedarians celebrated at St. Rocco Mass

During a Jan. 6 visit to St. Rocco Parish on Cleveland’s West Side, Bishop Nelson Perez helped celebrate the beginning of the 800th anniversary year of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, also known as the Mercedarians. The order arrived in Cleveland in 1924 to establish and staff St. Rocco’s, a parish of primarily Italian im...