Archival Photo: St. Rose School football players in 1940s
June 1, 2025
These boys were all suited up for football practice at the old St. Rose School in Girard in the
Author: Joan Lawson
A Timeline of Bishops From the Youngstown Diocese
May 1, 2025
Bishop-elect John Keener will be the fifth Northeastern-Ohio native to be made a bishop. But who were the others? As you peruse this timeline of Bishops, you’ll no doubt find some familiar names, including one who was eventually elevated to a Cardinal—Cardinal Aloysius Mooney.
Archival Photo: Spaghetti Dinner in 1969
April 1, 2025
This trio of cooks prepare for a St. John the Baptist Altar Society spaghetti dinner in 1969, to be served in the parish auditorium.
Easter at McFarland Manor
March 1, 2025
Eighth-graders in the CCD program at St. Nicholas School in Struthers visited residents of McFarland Manor Retirement House, in preparation for Easter 1989.
Wellness on Wheels
February 1, 2025
In this issue’s “From the Archives,” “Pedal Pushing Pupils” from Saints Cyril and Methodius School in Youngstown took a two-hour break from school to get on their bikes and explore Mill Creek Park in 1971.
Catholic Schools Week 1990
December 2, 2024
Cheerleaders at St. Patrick School in Kent show their S-P-I-R-I-T at an all-school pep rally marking Catholic Schools Week in January 1990.
Stuffing the Turkey
November 1, 2024
At Thanksgiving time in 1972, teachers Donna Williams and Darlene Reed at St. Joseph School in Canton gave practical turkey stuffing tips to their first-grade students.
Living their baptismal call
October 2, 2024
These cheerful-looking women of the former St. Stanislaus Parish in Youngstown regularly gathered garments in the 1940s to repair and ship to the people of Poland who were suffering the debilitating effects of World War II.
From the Archives: For the Sick
June 1, 2024
In March of 1955, Bishop Emmet Michael Walsh blessed a newly constructed four-story, $1,135,146 addition to St. Joseph Hospital on Tod Avenue in Warren.
