News of the Diocese

Sept. 5 schedule changes at St. John Cathedral

The installation Mass for Bishop Nelson Perez will require some changes to the Sept. 5 schedule at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Confessions will be heard at 6:30 a.m. and Mass will be celebrated at 7:15 a.m., as usual. After Mass, the cathedral will close. It will reopen one hour before the 2 p.m. installation Mass, which is by invit...

Where to view the installation Mass for Bishop-designate Nelson Perez

Tuesday, Sept. 5 is the formal installation of Bishop Nelson Perez as the 11th Bishop of Cleveland. Because of limited seating, the invitation-only event requires a ticket for admission. In addition to a capacity crowd in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Cleveland, thousands more are expected to view the live broadcast of the M...

Bishop-designate Perez invites all to encounter Christ and be joyful, missionary disciples in his pre-installation vespers homily

Hundreds of people packed into the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on Sept. 4 for Solemn Vespers, also known as Evening Prayer, which is a regular part of the Liturgy of the Hours, the daily prayer of the Church. The liturgy was a prelude to the formal installation Mass for Bishop-designate Nelson Thomas, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sept. 5 ...

Auxiliary Bishop Roger Gries challenges St. Ignatius students to be ‘good neighbors’

Annual Mass of the Holy Spirit brought student body, faculty and staff to the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on Sept. 1 ?Whose neighbor are you willing to be?? That was the question posed by Auxiliary Bishop emeritus Roger Gries to those attending St. Ignatius High School?s annual Mass of the Holy Spirit on Sept. 1 at the Cathedral of St. Jo...

Bishop-designate Perez spends morning with the media as he prepares for Installation

Diocese of Cleveland Bishop-designate Nelson J. Perez made time in his busy schedule on Thursday morning Aug. 31 to meet with reporters from three different local media outlets. The bishop?s first stop was with Mike McIntyre who hosts the ?Sound of ideas? program on public radio station WCPN 90.3 FM. The bishop fielded a multitude of questions. On...

Cleveland Central Catholic surpasses capital campaign goal

Cleveland Central Catholic High School is proud to announce the surpassing of its goal of $5.175 million in the Beacon of Hope Campaign, one year early. The campaign is designed to provide funding for capital improvements, endowment/scholarship funding, special education funding, and completion of the Stefanski Stadium project for the school. "We ...

2017 Alleluia Ball Supports Bold New Initiative for Catholic Education

The storied Alleluia Ball, presented by the Catholic Community Foundation, will take place on Oct. 14, 2017, at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland.