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Three new priests to be ordained by Bishop Perez on May 19

Bishop Nelson Perez will ordain three transitional deacons to the priesthood during a Mass at 10 a.m. May 19 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Cleveland. The Mass will be streamed live on the diocesan website, dioceseofcleveland.org. Watch for the link to the live stream on May 19. Those to be ordained are:   Deacon Ma...

Catholic radio station AM 1260 The Rock celebrates third anniversary

At 3 p.m. May 11, 2015, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy was heard on the airwaves of AM 1260, launching The Rock, the new Catholic radio station in the Diocese of Cleveland. Since then, the station has broadcast 24/7, primarily with a feed from EWTN Global Catholic Radio. Jerry Monroe, board president for St. Peter the Rock Media, said The Rock was th...

Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus presents 2018 Four Eagle Award to Bishop Roger Gries

Parishioners, friends and supporters of the Shrine Church of St, Stanislaus in Cleveland?s Slavic Village neighborhood gathered on May 11 to honor Auxiliary Bishop emeritus Roger Gries with the 2018 Four Eagle Award. The presentation was made during a banquet at Tremont Cityside Ballroom. After expressing his appreciation for the honor, the bisho...

May crowning highlights bishop’s visit to Immaculate Heart of Mary School

?What?s great about Immaculate Heart of Mary School?? Bishop Nelson Perez asked the more than 300 students at the Cuyahoga Falls school. Answers included things like no bullying, good students, great teachers, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and opportunities for learning well. ?These are all gifts,? the bishop told the students, who gathered on May...

Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology awards degrees

Nine advanced degrees from Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology and certificates of completion for five Borromeo Seminary students were awarded during the annual commencement exercises on May 10 in the Aula Magna at the Center for Pastoral Leadership in Wickliffe. Saint Mary?s was founded by Bishop Amadeus Rappe in 1848, a year after...

Saving Sara

Matt Talbot for Women helped her achieve sobriety Sara Szelagowski grew up in a devout Catholic family in suburban Garfield Heights -- a solid, middle-class community. After graduating from Trinity High School, she attended the University of Akron, earning a bachelor?s degree in family and child development. While attending college, the first tim...

John Carroll University receives $15 million to create business college, two new schools

John Carroll University announced on May 15 that it received a $10 million gift to establish the John M. and Mary Jo Boler College of Business. The Boler Family Foundation made the historically significant gift to the Jesuit Catholic university in University Heights in memory of John Boler, a 1956 JCU graduate. In 2016, the year in which Boler die...