
Sister Karen Bernhardt- 60th Jubilee
Sister Karen Bernhardt, formerly Sister Paul Marie, entered the Humility of Mary Community from St. Joseph Parish in Canton.

Sister Karen Bernhardt, formerly Sister Paul Marie, entered the Humility of Mary Community from St. Joseph Parish in Canton.

An Austintown native, Sister Mary graduated from Ursuline High and became an Ursuline Sister of Youngstown in 1975.

Having been previously married Sister Gay is a “sister mom.” She entered the Humility of Mary Community from the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, South Carolina in 1999 when her son and daughter were adults.

In 2000, he was ordained a deacon for the Youngstown Diocese by Bishop Tobin and since then has served the community of Holy Spirit Church in Uniontown.

Hundreds attended the ceremony on September 15.

Watch, listen to, and read about the Ordination to the Priesthood of Rev. Travis Seagraves on June 7, 2025 at St. Columba Cathedral.

The first school building was constructed in 1875 under pastor Wimar Mueller, a single classroom for 12 boys and 16 girls.

A Q&A with the diocese’s most recently-ordained priest.

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.

A new Catholic Charities program, plus more good news from around the diocese!