
2026 Voice of Hope Award Winner: Very Reverend William Kraynak
Voice of Hope Award is given out to individuals or organizations who help celebrate the unity and identity of Catholic Charities’ Services in the Diocese of Youngstown.

Voice of Hope Award is given out to individuals or organizations who help celebrate the unity and identity of Catholic Charities’ Services in the Diocese of Youngstown.

The Eagle of the Cross Award has been given out annually to juniors and seniors in the Diocese of Youngstown since 1999.

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

Holy men and women influenced by Franciscan teaching In honor of the eighth centenary of Saint Francis’ death in


The context of our reality is that the Diocese of Youngstown is one of 87 “mission dioceses” in the

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I invite you to evaluate your spiritual journey. Could your personal relationship with Jesus Christ be better? Most of

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The answer to this question may seem simple—because Jesus spent 40 days in the desert, resisting the temptations of