
Tradition opens the door
On December 16, parishioners and visitors gathered for the first night of Las Posadas, a nine-day novena reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter before the birth of Christ.

On December 16, parishioners and visitors gathered for the first night of Las Posadas, a nine-day novena reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter before the birth of Christ.

Celebrating the sovereignty of Christ over all creation, the Diocese of Youngstown marked the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe on November 23 with a liturgy centered on the very people who help the Church proclaim that truth in song.

An interview with Bishop David Bonnar, following the All Souls Jubilee observance at All Souls Cemetery Cortland on October 25

To paraphrase Charles Dickens, the 2025 diocesan football season was the best of times and the worst of times—with

More than thirty communications professionals from parishes, schools and diocesan offices gathered in the Saint Columba Cathedral Parish Center for fellowship and reflection, with another six participating live remotely.

The Diocese of Youngstown’s first-ever Community Day of Hope unfolded Saturday as a sweeping collaboration of parishes, charities, health partners, schools and volunteers—a living expression, organizers say, of what Catholic outreach looks like at its best.

The first “Community Day of Hope” was held at Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish-Blessed Sacrament Church on Saturday, November 15, 2025.

On October 2nd, Bishop David J. Bonnar spoke at the First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown with his reflections on the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

On October 28, 2025, the Diocese of Youngstown signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Congregation of the Rogationists

“This is what The Pontifical Mission Societies strive to do: to make it possible to bring Jesus, the Light of the World, to people no matter what they are suffering.”