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Celebrating Seton School: Bishop Perez visits for Mass, tour

?Sometimes you need to take a step back and be grateful for what you have,? Bishop Nelson Perez told students, faculty, staff and parents of Seton Catholic School in Hudson during his visit on March 12. ?Twenty-three years ago, a group of parents had a dream. Actually, it was God?s dream -- he put it in their hearts and minds

Event celebrates Catholic sisters with prayer, speakers, social

About 150 religious sisters, associates, members of the Coalition with Young Adults and others gathered the afternoon of March 10 at Magnificat High School in Rocky River for ?Celebrate Catholic Sisters: Turning to Each Other.? The event, sponsored by the Conference of Religious Leadership, Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and Coalition ...

Catholic Bishops of Ohio respond to Governor Kasich's proposal on curbing gun violence

The Catholic Bishops of Ohio call upon Ohio's elected leaders to adopt prudent policies to help curb gun violence. Now is the time for action. Now is the time to promote the culture of life. We urge open and civil discourse that will result in the enactment of bipartisan reforms. We pray that Ohio's leaders will set aside political agendas and ach...

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Administrative Committee Offer Congratulations to Pope Francis on His Fifth Year Anniversary

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Administrative Committee has issued the following statement today marking the fifth anniversary of the election of Pope Francis. The Administrative Committee is comprised of USCCB’s officers, committee chairmen and other bishops representing every region of the United Sta...

Diaconate candidates instituted as lectors, pastor installed by Bishop Perez

Bishop Nelson Perez celebrated two liturgies last weekend, one instituting three candidates for the diaconate as lectors and the other installing Father Charles Strebler as the fourth pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Avon Lake. Donald G. Brandt of St. John Neumann Parish, Strongsville; Francisco A. Miranda of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Cleve...

St. John the Evangelist Leadership Guild gathers for prayer, fellowship

Members of the St. John the Evangelist Leadership Guild gathered on March 7 at Holy Family Hospice in Parma with Father Daniel Schlegel, vicar for clergy and religious at the Diocese of Cleveland, to hear him speak on the Lenten topic of ?Living the Paschal Mystery.? Father Schlegel also serves as spiritual director for the guild. In his presentat...

Conference of Religious Leadership shares ideas, visions with Bishop Perez, Father Dan Schlegel

Three times per year leadership and representatives of the congregations of religious women serving in the Diocese of Cleveland meet to pray, discuss common issues, share ideas, plan for the future and enjoy fellowship. The Council of Religious Leadership, also known as CORL, met March 7 at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in Euclid, where they were hos...