Music opened the first annual diocesan-wide Las Posadas observance held at St. Dominic Parish in Youngstown on Saturday, December 16. Approximately 100 people, from toddlers to seniors, attended the festivities.
Almost 200 people attended the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass held in St. Columba Cathedral on December 12, followed by a banquet at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Basilica hall.
Spanish-language composer Santiago Fernandez presented a liturgical music workshop at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Canton on December 2.
Happy Feast Day! In this Advent season, we continue our prayerful preparation for the coming of the Christ child at Christmas—Emmanuel—“God is with us.”
Bishop Bonnar reflects on the most vulnerable among us during this season of Advent.
Bishop David Bonnar reflects on the importance of embracing encounters so that we may see the face of Christ in others.
Taking to heart the lesson of the parable of the good Samaritan is the key to assisting the millions of migrants and refugees forced to travel far from their homelands and often exploited along the way, Pope Francis said.
A “synodal church” where all the baptized participate and take responsibility for mission will need structures and processes to help church members listen to the Holy Spirit and to one another, members of the synod on synodality were told.
The synodal way is not an invention of Pope Francis, but it is based on Jesus’ way of inclusivity and listening, and on divine revelation itself, said Redemptorist Father Vimal Tirimanna, a leading moral theologian from Sri Lanka.
In many places in the world, including in Rome, people with disabilities cannot enter Catholic churches because of the architectural barriers, but even when they do, “we are not asked anything and we are not asked to participate either,” said Enrique Alarcón García.
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Located in Northeast Ohio, the Diocese of Youngstown includes six counties; Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull.
