
The Good News: November 2023
The 150th anniversary of the Ursuline Sisters, the Catholic Echo podcast and more good news this November.

The 150th anniversary of the Ursuline Sisters, the Catholic Echo podcast and more good news this November.

From the Red Mass, to the iGiveCatholic, to new diocesan hires, these are the exciting things going on around the diocese this month.

How much does it cost to put a seminarian through his studies?

The diocese’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry welcomed young adults to its first local World Youth Day Summer Festival on August 4 & 5.

Each year, the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson hosts a pilgrimage around the Feast of the Assumption. Bishop David Bonnar celebrated Mass during the pilgrimage on August 13.

Catechetical Sunday, EdChoice Scholarships and more good news from around the diocese!

Benedictine Sister Julia Makowski, 97, died as she lived, peacefully, and aware of God’s presence, on June 20, 2023.

The Annual Mass for Rhoda Wise, an update from Catholic Charities and more!

Bishop David Bonnar celebrated Mass and blessed two Ashtabula County altars on May 7, 2023: St. Mary Parish in Orwell and Sacred Heart Parish in Rock Creek. Please enjoy these photos from both Masses, taken by Catholic Echo Staff Photographer Brian Keith.

On May 7, 2023, 119 couples were honored for a total of 5,644 years of wedded life, ranging from 25 to 70 years, in a Mass at St. Columba Cathedral.