Ash Wednesday reminds us of our origins

Catholics around the world marked Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent – by attending Mass and receiving consecrated ashes as a symbol of...

St. Joseph, Avon Lake begins 70th anniversary celebration

When St. Joseph Parish was founded in 1949, Avon Lake was still a township with a population of about 4,300 people. It achieved city status in 1960, w...

‘Joyfully Married: Witnesses to Love’ is Marriages of Grace event theme

About 100 couples attended the 2019 Marriages of Grace annual marriage enrichment day on March 2 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Independence. The dayl...

All Saints School celebrates bishop’s visit, basketball title

Students at All Saints School of St. John Vianney had two reasons to celebrate on March 4. First, they welcomed Bishop Nelson Perez for his first visi...

A Lenten message from Bishop Nelson Perez

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a season of prayer and repentance, a time to for us to seek a conversion of heart leading us to turn away from ...

Confirmation class meet and greet, parish ministry fair highlight bishop’s visit to Prince of Peace

When Bishop Nelson Perez visited Prince of Peace Parish in Norton on Feb. 24, he took time to meet with members of the parish confirmation class whom ...

St. Patrick West Park Parish gets a visit from Bishop Perez

St. Patrick Parish in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood will celebrate its 171st anniversary on March 17. The parish’s first Mass was on ...