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President of U.S. Bishops' Conference issues statement following meeting with Pope Francis

September 13, 2018 VATICAN CITY - Following a private audience with Pope Francis this morning in Vatican City, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued the following statement regarding the recent moral crisis in the American Catholic Church. ?We are grateful to the ...

Highlights from the Young Catholic Professionals Conference

Hundreds attend third annual event hosted by Cleveland YCP chapter More than 450 people from across the country arrived Sept. 7 on the campus of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland for the third annual Young Catholic Professionals Conference. YCP is a national organization with local chapters across the United States. It encourages young adult...

Pope to convene world meeting on abuse prevention with bishops' leaders

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis is calling the presidents of every Catholic bishops' conference in the world to Rome Feb. 21-24 to discuss the prevention of the abuse of minors and vulnerable adults. The Vatican made the announcement Sept. 12 after the pope and members of his international Council of Cardin...

As abuse crisis continues, pope to meet with USCCB officers, Vatican says

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will meet Sept. 13 with Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and with Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, the Vatican press office announced. Archbis...

High school presidents discuss benefits of Catholic education

Why choose a Catholic education for your children? That was the primary question answered by Deborah Farquhar Jones, president of Our Lady of the Elms High School in Akron; Todd Sweda, president of Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron; Karl Ertle, president of Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls; and Tom Carone, president of St. Vincent-St...

Annual liturgy celebrates opening of educational year at CPL

Those in formation for the priesthood, permanent diaconate, lay ecclesial ministry and those enrolled in the continuing education program celebrated the start of the new school year at the annual opening liturgy on Sept. 8 at the Center for Pastoral Leadership in Wickliffe. Bishop Nelson Perez was the celebrant, assisted by Deacon Dave Kushner, wh...

St. Peter Parish in North Ridgeville is a story of perseverance

As he makes his way throughout the diocese visiting parishes, Bishop Nelson Perez reminds the faithful that perseverance allows parishes like St. Peter?s in North Ridgeville to thrive and continue to pray the ?perfect prayer,? the Eucharist. In 1838, the first Catholic families began settling in North Ridgeville. As time passed, many people of Ger...