One of the most prominent of the contemporary saints is Pope John Paul II, the Polish-born pontiff who served as Pope from 1978 to 2005, who traveled to more than 100 countries, and was known for his impact on Catholicism and the larger world.
Today, her orders number more than 5,000 sisters and more than 450 brothers, who manage orphanages, schools, shelters, AIDS hospices and charity centers to care for refugees, the blind, the disabled, the aged, alcoholics, the poor and the homeless in 139 countries.
Without a doubt, Saint Thomas the Apostle is one of the best known of Jesus’ 12 Apostles.
When he assumes the role of Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, Bishop-elect John Keehner will find a long-established diocese with a rich history and vibrant laity and clergy committed to evangelization and to facing the challenges that await him, representatives of the Sioux City Diocese said.
Though his appearances in the Gospels are relatively brief, John the Baptist, the precursor to Jesus, stands as a key figure in Jesus’ story.
Catholic stewardship outlines three ways that God has endowed His gifts to each of us—time, talent and treasure. Parishioners across the Diocese of Youngstown have put into practice these “three Ts” to help to carry out the spirit of stewardship in their lives.
More than a millennium before the Second Vatican Council established Mass in the vernacular, rather than Latin, as the norm, Saints Cyril and Methodius—now known as the Apostles to the Slavs and co-patrons of Europe—set about offering Mass in the Slavonic languages.
He was the third American saint to be canonized, in 1977. His feast day is January 5.
While emerging from the Christmas season into Ordinary Time, the Church takes one Sunday in late January for a special focus—the Word of God.
Bishop Bonnar discussed plans for a state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled facility for storing diocesan archival records and documents. The building will also allow for an archives center with exhibit space and public programing space.
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Located in Northeast Ohio, the Diocese of Youngstown includes six counties; Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull.
