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St. Julie Billiart Parish celebrates 40th anniversary

“Happy birthday,” Bishop Nelson Perez said to the hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sept. 2 at St. Julie Billiart Parish for its 40th anniversary. What began as 14 acres of wooded land on Lear Nagle Road in North Ridgeville has blossomed into a “little church in the woods.” Beginning with app...

Youngstown’s Bishop Murry challenges Cleveland students to find unity in society

?More connects us than separates us,? said Bishop George Murry, SJ of the Diocese of Youngstown, reflecting on Black Panther?s speech to the United Nations in the movie of the same name. He noted that while many adults accept society?s divisions as facts, they -- the youth-- must work to unite. The bishop reflected on the major motion picture ?Bla...

Mater Dei Academy students, teachers, staff welcome bishop

More than 300 Mater Dei Academy students dressed neatly in their school uniforms -- maroon or white polo shirts and khaki shorts for the boys and gray plaid skirts or jumpers for the girls -- filed quietly into Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Wickliffe on Aug. 31 for a Mass to celebrate the opening of the new school year. They were excited beca...

In Remembrance - Reverend Thomas A. Flynn

Bishop Nelson Perez will celebrate the funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Sept. 1 at St. Clarence Church in North Olmsted for Father Thomas A. Flynn. Father Allan Laubenthal will be the homilist. Bishop Martin Amos will preside at vespers at 3 p.m. Aug. 31 at St. Clarence Church and Father Joseph Callahan will be the homilist. The wake will begin after vesp...

Mass of the Holy Spirit kicks off Walsh Jesuit school year

?What?s good about Walsh Jesuit (High School)?? Bishop Nelson Perez asked the students, faculty, staff and guests to answer that question during the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Aug. 29. The liturgy celebrates the opening of the school year. An estimated 1,200 people attended the Mass

Communion of Saints School starts new year with liturgy

?One year ago, I moved to Cleveland,? Bishop Nelson Perez told several hundred people who gathered the evening of Aug. 28 at St. Ann Church, Communion of Saints Parish, for the opening Mass of the new school year for Communion of Saints School. ?It?s great to be in an air-conditioned church on such a hot night,? he added. The temperature when Mass...

Diocesan schools, teachers honored for STEM achievements

A dozen Catholic schools and many teachers at those schools are among the 61 Ohio schools and 672 teachers who received the Governor?s Thomas Edison Awards for Excellence in STEM Education and Student Research for their accomplishments during the 2017-2018 school year. Each school will receive a special Governor's Award certificate and each teache...