St. Mary Parish, Lorain marks 145th anniversary with Mass, visit from Bishop Perez

A parish is resilient and adaptable, Bishop Nelson Perez said as he began the liturgy celebrating the 145th anniversary of St. Mary Parish in Lorain. St. Mary?s is the oldest Catholic parish in the city. It is the nature of the Church to adapt to the world around it, the bishop said, noting that the parish and the Church are not the same as they w...

Panel shares information on opioid epidemic at First Friday Club of Cleveland

Attendees at the First Friday Club of Cleveland program on Oct. 4 heard a discussion of the opioid abuse epidemic from a variety of perspectives and learned that substance abuse remains a major issue locally and beyond. Moderator Bob Klubert from Medical Mutual spoke about the issue from the perspective of a health insurer, explaining the huge sco...

St. Mary Parish, Lorain marks 145th anniversary with Mass, visit from Bishop Perez

A parish is resilient and adaptable, Bishop Nelson Perez said on Oct. 6 as he began the liturgy celebrating the 145th anniversary of St. Mary Parish in Lorain. St. Mary?s is the oldest Catholic parish in the city. It is the nature of the Church to adapt to the world around it, the bishop said, noting that the parish and the Church are not the same...

Panel shares information on opioid epidemic at First Friday Club of Cleveland

Attendees at the First Friday Club of Cleveland program on Oct. 4 heard a discussion of the opioid abuse epidemic from a variety of perspectives and learned that substance abuse remains a major issue locally and beyond. Moderator Bob Klubert from Medical Mutual spoke about the issue from the perspective of a health insurer, explaining the huge sco...

President of U.S. Bishops' Conference Welcomes Steps Holy See is Taking to Ensure Faithful are Protected from the Evil of Sexual Abuse

ROME—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), is welcoming the recent announcement by the Holy See outlining steps to ensure the faithful are protected by the evil of sexual assault. [Click HERE for Spanish version] Cardinal DiNardo’s full st...

El Presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos recibe con agrado el anuncio de la Santa Sede sobre los pasos adicionales que está dando para que los fieles estén protegidos contra el mal de la agresión sexual

ROMA— El Cardenal Daniel N. DiNardo, Arzobispo de Galveston-Houston y Presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB, por sus siglas en inglés) recibe con agrado el reciente anuncio de la Santa Sede que describe los pasos para garantizar que los fieles estén protegidos contra el mal de la a...

Vatican reviewing McCarrick case, vows to pursue truth no matter what

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Promising a thorough review of how the Vatican handled allegations of sexual misconduct by former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the Vatican acknowledged that what happened may fall short of the procedures that are in place today. “The Holy See is conscious that, fro...