St. Paul the Apostle Parish, New Middletown, celebrates 70 years
The first Masses were held on Springfield Local Board of Education property in New Middletown on July 6, 1952, while the parish planned for the building of its church.
The first Masses were held on Springfield Local Board of Education property in New Middletown on July 6, 1952, while the parish planned for the building of its church.
What would become St. Benedict Church in Canton, Stark County, was formally developed in the summer of 1923, when Cleveland’s Archbishop Joseph Schrembs established a Catholic district in the Canton area.
In February 1923, a plot of land was purchased—the first on Mahoning Avenue in Youngstown—as the future site of St. Brendan Parish.
Nearly 110 years ago, St. Matthias, now part of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, was established on the southeast side of Youngstown.
In February, 1923, a small group of Catholics gathered in a storeroom on the corner of Market Street and Ravenwood Avenue for the first Mass of St. Dominic Parish in Youngstown, Mahoning County.
The Catholic community in Mantua, Portage County, dates to 1864, when Irish settlers grew in their desire to worship.
While growing up, Father Richard Pentello knew and admired many priests, but the influence he cites most strongly is that of his family.
Father Kish, who served as pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Cortland since 1988, retired as a diocesan priest in July. The parish celebrated with a Mass on June 17 with Bishop David Bonnar.
After two unsuccessful attempts to complete seminary studies to be a priest, Father Joseph Zamary found unexpected encouragement from a future canonized saint—Padre Pio.
A long and winding road led Father Joseph Rudjak to the priesthood for the Diocese of Youngstown, a door which he walked through 23 years ago after serving as a deacon for 30 years.
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Located in Northeast Ohio, the Diocese of Youngstown includes six counties; Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull.