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St. Edward School in Ashland gets a visit from Bishop Perez

Bishop Nelson Perez traveled to Ashland on May 1 to celebrate Mass and visit with students, faculty, staff and parishioners at St. Edward Parish. Ashland County parish is one of the furthest south in the eight-county Diocese of Cleveland. Principal Sue Valentine said everyone was excited that the bishop visited. ?We really appreciate him coming do...

Watch video of Better Together initiative for exceptional learners in diocesan schools

Diocesan education officials are working with 47 Catholic schools in the eight-county Diocese of Cleveland on Better Together, an initiative for exceptional learners. This group of schools in involved in a pilot program for the initiative. The pilot program schools are being assisted with a strong foundation and understanding of the students being...

Bishop Nelson Perez ordains four men as permanent deacons

Four men were ordained as permanent deacons by Bishop Nelson Perez during a liturgy on May 5 in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Cleveland. ?There are a lot of things going on in Cleveland today, but the most important thing is here,? the bishop said. Thomas P. Bizon of

Judge Alice Batchelder receives Thomas More Award at Akron Red Mass

Dozens of judges representing various courts that serve Akron and many attorneys who practice in the area attended the annual Red Mass on May 4 at St. Bernard Church in Akron. Bishop Nelson Perez was the celebrant. Concelebrants were Father Paul Rosing, pastor of Holy Family Parish in Stow, and Father Frank Basa, senior parochial vicar at St. Berna...

First Friday Forum attendees learn about the Church’s perspective on immigration

Attendees of the First Friday Forum of Lorain County were given food for thought as Notre Dame Sister Rita Mary Harwood, Secretariat for Parish Life and Development for the Diocese of Cleveland, and Camille Gill, managing attorney, Immigration Legal Services for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland, discussed immigration through the eyes and he...

Bishop addresses Notre Dame College undergraduates at baccalaureate

?This is a time to be grateful for your gifts,? Bishop Nelson Perez told the members of Notre Dame College?s undergraduate class of 2018. ?Everything you have is a gift,? he told them, including their lives. ?You talk about ?your room? on campus, but you?re leaving and someone else will be there on Monday. It really isn?t yours.? The bishop addres...

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus topic of First Friday Club talk

A full-house audience at the May 3 meeting of the First Friday Club of Cleveland heard St. Ignatius High School President Father Ray Guiao, S.J., offer his reflections on one of the Catholic Church?s most enduring devotions, that of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Father Guiao began his talk by inviting the attendees to come together in song, singing a ...