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Rose-Mary’s Brad Wyner receives state award

Brad Wyner, a behavior specialist at Rose-Mary, received the 2017 Ed Comer Award at the 15th annual National Association of Dually Diagnosed: State of Ohio IDD/MI Conference on Sept. 26. The award is present to those who make extraordinary contributions in the fields of mental illness and intellectual disability by motivating systems of care to wo...

USCCB Migration Chairman “Gravely Concerned” About Presidential Determination for Refugee Admissions

WASHINGTON—On September 27, 2017, the Administration, in a consultation with Congress, proposed to only admit up to 45,000 refugees to the United States in fiscal year 2018. This Presidential Determination (PD) for Refugee Admissions is the lowest since the founding of the program in 1980 and marks the second consecutive year that the new Adm...

Faithful from 40 West Cleveland, Brooklyn, Ashland, Wayne and Medina parishes attend Mass, socialize with Bishop Perez

Bishop Nelson Perez continues his mission to meet the faithful as he celebrates Masses in all corners of the Diocese of Cleveland. On Sept. 26, he was the celebrant at a Mass for 25 parishes in the Cleveland Central West and Cleveland Northwest districts. Priests were invited to a dinner and social that was hosted by St. Augustine Parish in Tremon...

All Saints School of St. John Vianney celebrates 40th anniversary at all-school Mass

The 352 students at All Saints School of St. John Vianney celebrated the 40th anniversary of the school and the opening of the new school year at a special Mass on Sept. 22. The celebrant, Father Thomas Johns, St. John Vianney pastor, invited the students to reflect on the blessings God has bestowed upon the school since it opened on Aug. 27, 1977...

Students at St. Ambrose, St. Gabriel schools ‘plant’ Pinwheels for Peace

At least two diocesan elementary schools, St. Ambrose in Brunswick and St. Gabriel in Concord Township, participated in the Pinwheels for Peace international literacy project earlier this month. Those passing by the schools could see pinwheels that were ?planted? on the grounds. At St.

The Holy Father has invited us to 'Share the Journey'

Sept. 27 marked Pope Francis? launch of a global campaign "Share the Journey" to support migrants around the world. Through this campaign, our Church hopes to dispel widespread fear of newcomers and to raise awareness of why so many people are compelled to leave their homes at this time in history. We want to inspire communities to build relationsh...

‘Trust and Hope’ help Bishop Perez face challenges, including injuries from a fiery car crash

Just six months after his installation as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, Bishop Nelson Perez faced what he called ?a dramatic challenge of trust and hope? after suffering serious injuries when his car was involved in a deadly accident on the Long Island Expressway. His episcopal motto is Confide et Spera, which tra...