The project is the inaugural medical respite initiative of Catholic Charities Regional Agency and was developed in partnership with Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley, Meridian HealthCare, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown, the Sisters of the Humility of Mary and private donors.
On December 16, parishioners and visitors gathered for the first night of Las Posadas, a nine-day novena reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter before the birth of Christ.
Celebrating the sovereignty of Christ over all creation, the Diocese of Youngstown marked the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe on November 23 with a liturgy centered on the very people who help the Church proclaim that truth in song.
The Diocese of Youngstown’s first-ever Community Day of Hope unfolded Saturday as a sweeping collaboration of parishes, charities, health partners, schools and volunteers—a living expression, organizers say, of what Catholic outreach looks like at its best.
When grief enters our lives, it reshapes everything. The ordinary rhythm of days is broken, the future feels uncertain,
Diocese breaks ground on archives center Story and Photos by Vince Taddei The sunlight of a bright September morning
“It’s taken 30 years to get here,” Sister Mary said after the ceremony.
Hundreds attended the ceremony on September 15.
The July 13 pilgrimage was not only a celebration of Marian devotion, but also a reflection of the global Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope, declared by the late Pope Francis.
The pilgrimage drew together Latin and Maronite Catholics from across the diocese and beyond.
