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Diocese of Cleveland raises $702,379 in one day on Giving Tuesday

The Northeast Ohio Catholic community united on Tuesday, November 28, with a spirit of gratefulness and generosity to celebrate #weGiveCatholic, Northeast Ohio’s online day of Catholic giving. This was the second year that the Diocese of Cleveland held its annual giving day on Giving Tuesday, an international day of giving. During the 24-hou...

Bishop Nelson Perez tells VASJ students to discover, follow their dreams

?Your families, your parents, your teachers -- and God -- have a dream for you. That?s why you?re here,? Bishop Nelson Perez told the student body of Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland during his visit on Nov. 28.

Busy media morning for Bishop Perez as he promotes #weGiveCatholic

Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Bishop Nelson Perez took to the airwaves early Tuesday morning to help get the word out on #weGiveCatholic, Northeast Ohio?s Catholic day of online giving which started at 12 a.m.

Chairman of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Committee on Communications Voices Strong Support for Net Neutrality Protections

WASHINGTON—Bishop Christopher Coyne of Burlington, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Communications, is urging the retention of an open internet in the wake of a Federal Communications Commission proposal unveiled last week that would repeal protections intended to keep the internet open and fair. The con...

Statement from Bishop Nelson J. Perez on the attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai district.

I add my voice to those of my brother bishops (statement below) from across the United States in condemning the horrendous terrorist attack at the mosque in Egypt that claimed so many innocent lives and injured many others. I ask that all peace loving people join together with me in prayer for those who died, for the injured whose lives have been ...

It’s almost time for #weGiveCatholic on Nov. 28

The second #weGiveCatholic, Northeast Ohio?s Catholic day of online giving, is just around the corner. The unique fundraising event, which takes place in conjunction with Giving Tuesday, will last for 24 hours on Nov. 28. It will benefit more than 170 Catholic schools, parishes and Catholic nonprofits. Donations to any of the participating groups c...

Caring for the community

Akron?s Blessed Trinity Parish shares facilities with outreach ministries Blessed Trinity Parish in Akron is not the largest or wealthiest parish in the Diocese of Cleveland, but the pastor, Father Joe Warner, said it has something important to share with the community: the gift of space. And Blessed Trinity does just that, offering space for nume...