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La siguiente declaración fue enviada a los medios de comunicación y publicada en plataformas de comunicación diocesanas por el Reverendo Nelson J. Pérez en respuesta al publicación del Informe sobre el abuso por el gran jurado de Pennsylvania.

“Esta semana, mientras leía y veía la reciente divulgación del Informe del gran jurado de Pennsylvania sobre abusos cometidos por varios clérigos, he estado muy consciente de las emociones que nuestra comunidad católica está experimentando, ya que también representan mis sentimientos. Estoy pr...

Two men accepted as candidates for permanent diaconate

Scott Cerrito from Our Lady of Grace Parish in Hinckley and Mike Costantini from St. Barnabas Parish in Northfield were welcomed as candidates into the diaconate formation program of the Diocese of Cleveland during a Mass at the Center for Pastoral Leadership on Aug. 19. Bishop Nelson Perez celebrated the Mass, which was attended by the candidates?...

St. Emeric Parish celebrates feast of St. Stephen of Hungary

St. Emeric Parish on Cleveland?s West Side, which sits in the shadow of the West Side Market, had a double celebration on Aug. 19. Bishop Nelson Perez celebrated the 11 a.m. Mass that day to observe the feasts of St. Stephen and St. Emeric of Hungary. St. Stephen, a much-loved king of Hungary, was born a pagan but baptized at about age 10 with his...

Father Dan Reed installed as pastor at St. Martin of Tours, Valley City

The 5 p.m. vigil Mass on Aug. 18 at St. Martin of Tours Parish in Valley City was packed with people. Almost every seat in the church -- which can accommodate about 900 people

Update: Pope: Abuse victims' outcry more powerful than efforts to silence them

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - "No effort must be spared" to prevent future cases of clerical sexual abuse and "to prevent the possibility of their being covered up," Pope Francis said in a letter addressed "to the people of God." [caption id="attachment_32106" align="alignright" width="236"] Pope Francis prays as he leads a Lenten penance service in early ...

President of U.S. Bishops' Conference response to Pope Francis's Letter to the People of God

WASHINGTON - Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has issued the following statement in response to Pope Francis's Letter to the People of God. . . , issued earlier today. In his letter addressed to the whole People of God, the Pope calls on the Church to join in act...

Education, formation leaders gather for annual Bishop’s Convocation

?To Live a Life Worthy of Your Vocation? was the theme of this year?s Bishop?s Convocation on Aug. 17 at Lake Catholic High School in Mentor. Bishop Nelson Perez celebrated the traditional start-of-the-school-year Mass for several hundred principals, teachers, campus ministers, high school presidents, parish catechetical leaders, youth ministers a...