Immaculate Conception is a holy day of obligation on Dec. 8

In the Catholic Church, the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a holy day of obligation. Celebrated annually on Dec. 8, it is also the patronal feast day of the United States. The Immaculate Conception is the belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was graced by God in such a way that she was preserved from sin from the moment of ...

Altar is dedicated in new Manresa Chapel at Jesuit Retreat House

Bishop Nelson Perez was the principal celebrant at a Mass on Dec. 4 during which the new altar in the Manresa Chapel at the Jesuit Retreat House in Parma was dedicated. Father Ken Styles, SJ a member of the JRH board, and Father Matt Roche, SJ JRH spiritual director, concelebrated. Father Mike Woost, from Borromeo and Saint Mary seminaries, assiste...

USCCB chairmen comment on Supreme Court's oral arguments on religious freedom of creative professionals

WASHINGTON – Today (Dec. 5), the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case involves a Christian baker named Jack Phillips who declined in 2012 to create a custom wedding cake for a same-sex ceremony. State officials seek to compel Phillips to create such cakes und...

In Remembrance - Reverend Mirko Hladni

Bishop Nelson Perez will be the main celebrant at the funeral Mass for Father Mirko Hladni at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at St. Paul Church, Cleveland. Father Zvonko Blasko will be the homilist. Bishop Martin Amos will preside at vespers at 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at St. Paul Church. He also will be the homilist. Father Hladni, 74, died on Dec. 1. He was born Oct. 20...

Christ Child Society of Cleveland hosts 66th annual Starlight Ball fundraiser

Cleveland Bishop Nelson Perez was the special guest at the Christ Child Society of Cleveland?s 66th annual Starlight Ball on Dec. 2 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown. Betsy Kling, chief meteorologist at WKYC TV-3, was emcee. The bishop told the 300 members and guests in attendance that he read the story of Mary Virginia Merrick, who founded the Chr...

Bishop Nelson Perez takes to Twitter to spread Gospel’s Good News

Taking advantage of one of the world?s most popular modes of communication, Bishop Nelson Perez launched his new Twitter account this morning by tweeting, ?God is good!?

First Friday Club of Cleveland welcomes Bishop Nelson Perez

A sell-out crowd of more than 200 people jammed into the large dining room at The City Club in downtown Cleveland on Nov. 30 to hear Bishop Nelson Perez address the First Friday Club of Cleveland. The event was streamed live on the diocesan website and can be accessed HERE. Notre Dame Sister Rita Mary Harwood, secretary for parish life for the Dio...