
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.

Bishop Bonnar to high school seniors: “It gets windy with just the ways of the world pushing and pulling, but stay grounded in Jesus and you’ll stand tall.”

When Brother Guy Consolmagno, known as “The Pope’s Astronomer,” addressed students at Cardinal Mooney High School, it felt like a cosmic homecoming.

Father Ronald Nuzzi was ordained a priest of the Youngstown Diocese on June 1, 1984, by Bishop James Malone in St. Columba Cathedral.


SECOND CHANCE MONTH April has been declared “Second Chance Month,” a month-long recognition of the critical work of the

With sorrow, the Most Rev. David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown, has announced the death of Reverend Stephen Popovich, who died January 14, 2024.

Ursuline High School advanced to regional grid finals but lost in tough game to Chardon.

For 2023, there was much good news among the six diocesan high school football teams – with three advancing to the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) playoffs and a total of three schools with improved records.