From the child in the womb to the migrant fleeing violence or environmental disaster, from women and families in poverty to the prisoner on death row—we are called to choose life and help it flourish.
The diocese’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry welcomed young adults to its first local World Youth Day Summer Festival on August 4 & 5.
Each year, the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson hosts a pilgrimage around the Feast of the Assumption. Bishop David Bonnar celebrated Mass during the pilgrimage on August 13.
Bishop David Bonnar will preside at the World Youth Day Mass at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish (Cortland): 6pm Eucharistic Adoration and 7pm Mass.
On Saturday, June 17, 2023, Bishop David Bonnar ordained three new priests for the Diocese of Youngstown: Father Bob England, Father John Rovnak and Father Frederick “Fritz” Schleuter.
Bishop Bonnar discusses one of the most important aspects of building a relationship in his August 2023 column.
The faithful committed to the beatification of Rhoda Wise, Servant of God, gathered on July 7 to honor and remember the woman who they pray will one day be a saint.
The following is the Homily of the Most Reverend David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown, at the Mass to pray for the Cause of Rhoda Wise on July 7, 2023 at St. Peter Church, Canton.
It Is always humbling becoming part of someone’s story. On the day of our baptism, we are immersed into a love story and intimate relationship with the one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit …
Bishop David Bonnar celebrated Mass and blessed two Ashtabula County altars on May 7, 2023: St. Mary Parish in Orwell and Sacred Heart Parish in Rock Creek. Please enjoy these photos from both Masses, taken by Catholic Echo Staff Photographer Brian Keith.
