Pete Sheehan Wins CMA Award
June 23, 2023
Pete took home the award for the Best Regular Column on Pro Life issues. Read his columns here.
Author: Pete Sheehan
Faith Fact: Who administers the Sacrament of Matrimony?
May 26, 2023
Did you know that marriage is the only sacrament that lay people can administer?
Farewell (for Now) Father Conoboy
May 16, 2023
Parishioners, former parishioners, and even Bishop David Bonnar gathered at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Aurora, Portage County, on April 29, to bid farewell to Father Shawn Conoboy.
Faith Fact: Catholicism’s Role in Popularizing Lacrosse
April 28, 2023
Have you ever noticed a resemblance between a lacrosse stick and a bishop’s crozier? There’s a reason for that.
Saint of the Season
April 28, 2023
St. Joan of Arc’s feast day is May 30. Learn about her and the parishes that are named for her in our diocese.
By the Numbers: The School Year Concludes
April 28, 2023
Statistics from the Office of Catholic Schools on our 2023 graduating seniors.
Fr. Zapp, reflecting on priesthood, says that he’d do it all again
February 24, 2023
“At a very young age,” recalls retired pastor Father John Zapp, he concluded that he wanted to become a
Café Augustine plans new locale at city bus station
February 24, 2023
Café Augustine, which since 2015 has served food for paying customers and provided jobs and life-skills training for at-risk
East Palestine pastor expresses hope, gratitude and concern after train wreck
February 24, 2023
EAST PALESTINE – As his community continues to recover from the Feb. 3 train wreck and chemical spill, Father
Retired Canton pastor recalls half-century of priestly service as “great adventure.”
January 27, 2023
Msgr. Carfagna served in four of the six counties of the diocese, including three pastorates, two tenures as associate pastor, decades as diocesan director of cemeteries, and he served as a high school teacher and director of plays.
