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Community, faith leaders discuss issues with Police Chief Williams, Bishop Perez

St. Agnes-Our Lady of Fatima hosts "Tea with the Chief" event The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and Bishop Nelson Perez hosted the fourth ?Tea with the Chief? event on Feb. 26 at St. Agnes-Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Although it technically wasn?t a tea, the informal program gave community leaders, faith leaders and others a chance to speak directl...

U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Urges Immediate “Humane Solution” for Dreamers after Monday’s Supreme Court Decision

WASHINGTON—On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court declined the government’s request to hear its “appeal before judgment” on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) cases. Accordingly, the lower court injunctions in the California and New York, DACA cases remain in effect nationally and DACA renewals remain available...

Confirmations, pastoral visit highlight Bishop Perez’ weekend

Two opposite ends of the diocese received visits from Bishop Nelson Perez last weekend. On Feb. 24, he celebrated the vigil Mass at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish in Lorain. The following day, he headed east to St. Gabriel Parish in Concord Township, where he confirmed more than 150. ?I am delighted to be here,? he told the St. Frances Xavier ...

National Call-in Day for the Protection of Dreamers, Feb. 26.

WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), along with USCCB vice-president, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, and Bishop Joe S. Vásquez, chairman, USCCB Committee on Migration, have issued a call to U.S. Catholics and people of good will across...

Breakfast of Champions, Mass, tour mark bishop’s Sacred Heart School visit

Bishop Nelson Perez headed to Medina County the morning of Feb. 23 to visit Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Wadsworth where he spoke to students, celebrated a school Mass, toured the new rectory and parish center, visited the school and enjoyed lunch with some of the teachers and staff. His hosts were Bill Adams, Sacred Heart principal; Father Joe...

Sister Rita Mary Harwood honored as distinguished Irish-American

Sister Rita Mary Harwood, SND is one of four people who were honored by the Irish American Archives Society at the Walks of Life Dinner on Feb. 22 at Windows on the River in Cleveland. The dinner honors distinguished Irish-Americans who have made a difference in their ?walk of life.? About 300 people attended the event. Auxiliary Bishop emeritus Ro...

Bishop Perez, district chairpersons meet for first time; discussion topics look to future

Clergy, religious and lay chairpersons representing the 13 districts from across the eight-county Diocese of Cleveland met recently with Bishop Nelson Perez to get acquainted, share thoughts about issues within their diocesan districts and provide initial insight on where the Church should be five years from now. A robust dialogue took place as ch...