
The Biblical Roots of World Mission Sunday
St. Paul organized a collection among the Gentile churches to care for their brothers and sisters in need.

St. Paul organized a collection among the Gentile churches to care for their brothers and sisters in need.

“The World Mission Sunday collection will fund what these missionary lands need most: training seminarians, building churches, supporting religious sisters and brothers, and educating children in Catholic schools.”

World Mission Sunday helped build a study center to translate Christian classics into Mongolian. The Church in Mongolia expanded a formation center to train catechists and Church workers to bring the faith more effectively throughout their vast country.

The Church building has served generations of families in the South Side of Youngstown.

The Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration came to Canton in 1946.

The Catholic presence in Boardman is strong and growing.

St. Thomas the Apostle parish, formed from the merged communities of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Bernadette, celebrated the tenth anniversary of their church in July, 2026.

Congratulations to Father Thomas McCarthy, a retired diocesan priest who is celebrating 65 years in the priesthood

Congratulations to Father John Madden, retired diocesan priest and pastor emeritus of St. Margaret Mary Alocoque Parish in Orwell, on 40 years in the priesthood.

Congratulations to Monsignor William Connell, retired diocesan priest and pastor emeritus of Holy Family Parish in Poland, on 50 years in the priesthood.