County: Portage

Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral August 31, 2025

This Sunday, August 31, 2025 at The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Father John-Michael Lavelle celebrates Mass for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time with Marianne Yeager as lector, Barb Zorn as cantor and Jason Volovar as organist.
Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at catholicecho.org.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700000.
To support this ministry, become a patron at www.doy.org/film-mass. The Diocese of Youngstown is a 501(c)3 organization so your donation may be tax deductible.
Our Sunday Mass from Saint Columba Cathedral is sponsored by the Mary Catherine Livingston Fund and the Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Mass Intention: Kimberly Zitello
The Diocese of Youngstown Communications Department films Our Sunday Mass (formerly “Mass for Shut-ins”) in Saint Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio. The Diocese of Youngstown posts Our Sunday Mass at 4:00 pm EST Saturdays on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, distributes DVDs and secure download links to retirement/nursing homes and prisons within our six-counties, and provides seasonal Missalettes to the homebound by mail.

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Episode 96: An in depth look at The Most Holy Trinity and remembering Father David Bridling. 

Episode 96: An in depth look at The Most Holy Trinity and remembering Father David Bridling. 

On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano interviews John Charlillo on his film documentary on the Most Holy Trinity as well as remembering one of the contributors Father David Bridling. Our guest is John Charlillo from the Bach Project. 

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Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral August 24, 2025

This Sunday, August 24, 2025 at The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Father John-Michael Lavelle celebrates Mass for the Twenty- first Sunday in Ordinary Time with Marianne Yeager as lector, Barb Zorn as cantor and Jason Volovar as organist.
Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at catholicecho.org.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700000.
To support this ministry, become a patron at www.doy.org/film-mass. The Diocese of Youngstown is a 501(c)3 organization so your donation may be tax deductible.
Our Sunday Mass from Saint Columba Cathedral is sponsored by the Mary Catherine Livingston Fund and the Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Mass Intention: Trevor Hall
The Diocese of Youngstown Communications Department films Our Sunday Mass (formerly “Mass for Shut-ins”) in Saint Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio. The Diocese of Youngstown posts Our Sunday Mass at 4:00 pm EST Saturdays on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, distributes DVDs and secure download links to retirement/nursing homes and prisons within our six-counties, and provides seasonal Missalettes to the homebound by mail.

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Episode 95: Find out what the Buzz is about in The Diocese of Youngstown.

Episode 95: Find out what the Buzz is about in The Diocese of Youngstown. 

On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano checks out Glory Bee Ministry, a faith based community committed to the love of nature in Portage County. Our guest is Aimee Crane from Glory Bee Ministry. 

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Episode 94: A discussion on church music with Ralph Holtzhauser, Part III.

Episode 94: A discussion on church music with Ralph Holtzhauser, Part III. 

On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Collin Vogt concludes his interview with the Diocesan Director of Music and Cathedral Musician Ralph Holtzhauser. This is part three of a three part series. Our guest is Ralph Holtzhauser from Saint Columba Cathedral in Youngstown. 

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Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral August 17, 2025

This Sunday, August 17, 2025 at The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Msgr. Peter Polando celebrates Mass for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time with Ron Puhalla as lector, Colleen Harris as cantor and Ralph Holtzhauser as organist.
Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at catholicecho.org.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700000.
To support this ministry, become a patron at www.doy.org/film-mass. The Diocese of Youngstown is a 501(c)3 organization so your donation may be tax deductible.
Our Sunday Mass from Saint Columba Cathedral is sponsored by the Mary Catherine Livingston Fund and the Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Mass Intention: Frank Barricella
The Diocese of Youngstown Communications Department films Our Sunday Mass (formerly “Mass for Shut-ins”) in Saint Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio. The Diocese of Youngstown posts Our Sunday Mass at 4:00 pm EST Saturdays on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, distributes DVDs and secure download links to retirement/nursing homes and prisons within our six-counties, and provides seasonal Missalettes to the homebound by mail.

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History of the Youngstown Diocese

A historical overview of the Diocese of Youngstown, published in the 1951 “March of the Eucharist” book, plus additional information from diocesan archivist Joan Lawson.

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Image of the 1951 March of the Eucharist cover

Read the 1951 “March of the Eucharist”

The original 1951 March of the Eucharist book was written by the Diocese of Youngstown’s first bishop, James McFadden, to mark the 1950 jubilee year. The book tells the histories of each of the parishes that existed in the diocese at that time, featuring beautiful illustrations of the church buildings, ornate scroll work and a gilded, leather-bound cover.

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