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Cover of March Magazine featuring woman lighting easter candle with her goddaughter. Photo by Marilou McClimans.

From the Editor: March 2024

March 1, 2024

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Mother and daughter light a candle at the Easter Vigil

Easter Vigil at Our Lady of Peace Parish

April 9, 2023

The parish welcomed four candidates in the faith and had four baptisms during the Easter Vigil.

This Sunday, April 9, 2023 at St. Columba Cathedral, Bishop David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown celebrates Mass for Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord with Barb Zorn as lector/cantor and Ralph Holtzhauser as organist. Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at cxtholicechol.org.

Parishioners hold candles during the beginning of Mass at the Easter Vigil in Columbiana

Easter Vigil at St. Jude Parish

April 8, 2023

St. Jude Parish in Columbiana welcomed five candidates in the faith, and Our Lady of Lourdes in East Palestine welcomed one during the Easter Vigil at St. Jude’s on Saturday, April 9, 2023.

The Hispanic community at St. Dominic Parish presented live Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, April 7.

Living Stations of the Cross at St. Dominic Parish

April 8, 2023

The Hispanic community at St. Dominic Parish in Youngstown presented a live Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, April 7, 2023.

Fr. Kelly blesses more than 20 Easter Baskets around the altar at St. Rose.

Blessing of Easter Food at St. Rose Parish

April 8, 2023

On Holy Saturday, April 8, 2023, St. Rose Parish in Girard held their annual Blessing of Easter Food.

Parishioners venerate the cross at St. William Parish on Good Friday

Good Friday at St. William Parish

April 7, 2023

Father Michael Balash celebrated Mass for the Friday of the Passion of the Lord on April 7, 2023, at St. William Parish in Champion, where he is pastor.