
Seeking and Waiting: A New Beginning
The Catholic Echo’s Pete Sheehan details his start as a columnist and what a career in Catholic media has taught him about seeking and waiting for God’s Grace.

The Catholic Echo’s Pete Sheehan details his start as a columnist and what a career in Catholic media has taught him about seeking and waiting for God’s Grace.

Why the Sacred Heart? Scripture reveals the heart as the center of conscience, desire, and will—and Christ’s call to give Him our whole heart.

With record numbers of new Catholics entering the church, learn what’s leading the Catholic Surge and what lessons we can take from it.

The dioceses of Michigan and Ohio organized a webinar to inform their team of Church leaders about issues relating to immigration and the Church on April 24. It emphasized human dignity and allowed participants to reflect on how to respond collectively to the immigration crisis of today.

Catholic Echo Columnist Linda Bader on the relationship of God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit as the Trinity for the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity on May 31.

Spanish- and English-speaking parishioners came together to create this annual tradition.


Saint Patrick’s story reassures us that God does not call the perfectly equipped—He equips those who respond. What matters most is not the size of the commitment, but the generosity of the heart. Even small acts, offered consistently, can become powerful witnesses to God’s love.

Father Nicholas Mancini died on January 14, 2026, at 79 years old.

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.