Catholic Charities - The Catholic Echo

Cover of February 2025 Issue of the Catholic Echo, featuring stained glass windows

From the Editor: February 2025

February 1, 2025

What, exactly, does Catholic Charities do?

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The Good News: December 2024

December 2, 2024

Read about Catholic Charities’ Warm Hearts for Warm Homes campaign, plus more good news.

The Catholic Echo Podcast- Episode 56 Catholic Charities: Giving Tuesday

November 22, 2024

The Catholic Echo Podcast- Episode 56 Catholic Charities: Giving Tuesday
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal and Cumulus Radio Youngstown, we’re talking about Catholic Charities: Giving Tuesday with Father John-Michael Lavelle, Rachel Hrbolich and Jennifer Lucarelli.

Chefs for Charity

September 1, 2024

The inaugural Chefs for Charity event will be held September 26 at the Eastwood Event Center in Niles.

Catholic Charities of Ashtabula County celebrates 80 years

August 1, 2024

Whether it’s providing information, assisting with basic needs or offering educational programs, helping people rise from poverty into their own self-sufficiency has always been at the heart of Catholic Charities of Ashtabula County.

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Catholic Charities Diocese of Youngstown joins “We Are There” campaign

June 14, 2024

Catholic Charities agencies in the Diocese of Youngstown are joining with the Catholic Charities network around the country to participate in “We Are There,” a national awareness campaign highlighting the life-giving services Catholic Charities agencies provide in their local communities.

Image of people gathering outside a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store with a "grand opening" banner. Photo by Courtney Poullas.

A new St. Vincent de Paul thrift store opens in Boardman

June 12, 2024

Tuesday, June 4 was a humid and balmy day in the Mahoning Valley, but that did not stop local residents, community leaders, clergy and parishioners from gathering outdoors to celebrate the grand opening of the new St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, located at 7392 Market Street in Boardman.