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Bishop Nelson Perez joins those seeking support for immigration reform

The legal staff at Migration and Refugee Services, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland, faces daily challenges in keeping current with the changing landscape that affects its clients. Some are here legally; others are not, but each is a person with a story. More aggressive tracking of immigrants who entered the country without proper document...

Bishop Nelson Perez offers message as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches

?Throughout its history, our country has recognized those who by their bravery and leadership are regarded as champions for positive societal change. As we remember the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we take time to reflect on his message of peace and non-violence, racial equality and justice for all. His life and his legacy remain for us an insp...

Cleveland Young Catholic Professionals chapter to host 2018 national conference

Young Catholic Professionals of Cleveland learned on Jan. 9 that Cleveland was chosen as the host city for the YCP annual member conference Sept. 7-9. It will be the first time the conference is taking place outside of Dallas, which is the organization?s national headquarters. Cleveland was chosen as the host city after an online voting process....

Bishop Amos to celebrate Mass for Life on Jan. 22

Bishop emeritus Martin Amos of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, a Cleveland native, will preside at the annual diocesan-wide celebration of the Mass for Life at 10 a.m. Jan. 22 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Cleveland. A rosary for life will be said after Mass. It has been 45 years since the 1973 Roe v Wade Supreme Court de...

800th anniversary of Mercedarians celebrated at St. Rocco Mass

During a Jan. 6 visit to St. Rocco Parish on Cleveland’s West Side, Bishop Nelson Perez helped celebrate the beginning of the 800th anniversary year of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, also known as the Mercedarians. The order arrived in Cleveland in 1924 to establish and staff St. Rocco’s, a parish of primarily Italian im...

Statement on end of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador released by Bishop Nelson Perez

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador. TPS is a temporary, renewable, and statutorily authorized humanitarian migration program that permits individuals to remain and work lawfully in the U.S. during a period in which it is deemed unsafe for nationals of that coun...

Parish visits, time with sisters and youth highlight bishop’s weekend

With 2018 just a week old, Bishop Nelson Perez continues to travel around the diocese meeting, greeting and celebrating with the faithful. He spent some time at the Carmelite Monastery in Cleveland Heights the morning of Jan. 5, visiting with the religious sisters there. That evening, Bishop Perez traveled to St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Gates...