By the Numbers: Back to School
July 28, 2023
Diocesan Catholic schools welcomed a grand total of 6,575 students this year.
Author: Pete Sheehan
About St. James the Great
July 24, 2023
St. James’ feast day is July 25. In our diocese, he is honored as patron of St. James Parish in Waynesburg.
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.
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
