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Catholic Charities 2018 Annual Appeal sets $12.5 million goal

Your mercy: Transforming lives + communities The 2018 Catholic Charities Annual Appeal, which kicked off with the in-pew appeal the weekend of Feb. 11, focuses on transformation, a theme central to Pope Francis? message of mercy. ?Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look at the future with hope,? the...

A message from the Most Reverend Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, on the start of the season of Lent:

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent. During Lent, the Church calls us to devote ourselves to spiritual and corporal works of mercy through which we express our faith in action directed to helping others in body and spirit. Lent is the season when we are inspired to transform our lives through prayer and reading sacred Scripture, through fasting...

Un mensaje del Reverendísimo Obispo Nelson J. Pérez, obispo de la Diócesis Católica de Cleveland, al comienzo de la temporada de la Cuaresma:

El Miércoles de Ceniza marca el comienzo de la Cuaresma. Durante la Cuaresma, la Iglesia nos llama a dedicarnos a obras de misericordia espirituales y corporales a través de las cuales expresamos nuestra fe en acciones dirigidas a ayudar a otros en cuerpo y espíritu. La Cuaresma es la época en que nos inspiramos para tr...

Community leaders, benefactors hear from Bishop Perez

About three dozen community leaders and Diocese of Cleveland benefactors got a chance to have breakfast with Bishop Nelson Perez on Feb. 12 at LaCentre Conference and Banquet Center in Westlake. The event was hosted by Fred DeGrandis, vice chair of the Catholic Community Foundation Board of Directors. Bishop Perez told the group that the Church of...

Four permanent diaconate candidates instituted in Ministry of Acolyte

Four Cleveland area men in formation to become ordained as permanent deacons were installed in the Ministry of Acolyte by Bishop Nelson Perez during a Mass on Feb. 10 at St. Raphael Parish in Bay Village. The men are: Christopher J. De Penti from St. Columbkille Parish in Parma Giovanni (John) E. Grazia, from Divine Word Parish in Kirtland ...

Oberlin College Newman ministry welcomes Bishop Perez for Mass, reception

?You?d be the envy of most parishes in the country,? Bishop Nelson Perez told the musicians and singers at a Mass he celebrated on Feb. 11 in Fairchild Chapel at historic Oberlin College. ?How can I steal you?? he asked, giving a nod to the college?s celebrated conservatory. The Rev. David Dorsey, multifaith chaplain and director of religious life...

March 2018 luncheon speakers for the First Friday Clubs are announced

The three First Friday Club luncheon speakers series in the Diocese of Cleveland will hold their respective luncheons beginning at noon on Thursday, March 1 and at noon on Friday, March 2. Deacon David Kushner will be the guest speaker at the First Friday Club of Cleveland on Thursday, March 1. [wpfilebase tag=fileurl id=1351 linktext='Flier>' ...