
About Saint John Neumann
He was the third American saint to be canonized, in 1977. His feast day is January 5.

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.


From the outside, life in a seminary might seem a lot like life in a conventional college or university, but Youngstown seminarians describe the differences.

Margie Popovich Cretella recently wrote a book about her memories of her brother, the late Father Stephen Popovich.

Saint Michael—whose name in Hebrew means “Who is like God?”—is generally recognized as the chief archangel of the heavenly choir of angels.

“There were more pluses than minuses,” he said.

Father Edward Beneleit, a retired priest, was ordained for the Diocese of Youngstown on November 10, 1974, by Bishop James Malone at St. Joseph Parish in Alliance.

Father Donald King was ordained to the priesthood on June 27, 1974, while studying in Rome.