Both the number and the age of the children in this photograph represent what would have been recent developments in the 1920s—huge population growth and the reception of First Communion around the age of seven.
In April of 1968, the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) hosted a convention open to all high school students of the diocese, at the Pick-Ohio Hotel, a downtown Youngstown landmark.
Two local families contributed to Operation Rice Bowl in 1977.
The relationship between health and diet has long been recognized, so it is no surprise to find St. Joseph Riverside Hospital in Warren hosting a Food Fair in 1965. Seen here in a Catholic Exponent photo are (left to right) Ora Williams, dietitian at St. Joseph Hospital; Colleen Heberstroh, private consulting dietitian; and Holy Humility of Mary Sister Ann Joseph, director of dietetics at the hospital.
A 22-piece Nativity scene was brand new in December 1960, when two eighth- graders from St. Columba School visited the scene in downtown Youngstown.
On Sunday, October 13, 1985, Bishop Benedict Franzetta, Auxiliary Bishop of Youngstown, led a procession during the dedication of the newly developed Resurrection Cemetery in Austintown.
Bishop James A. McFadden ordained Ralph Friedrich and John Vasko to the priesthood on December 18, 1943, at the first priesthood ordination in the newly created diocese.
Our first cathedral, seen here, was the third church that the parish had built since it was formed in 1847.
More than 3,000 people attended a blessing of the new convent for the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown on May 27, 1945.
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Located in Northeast Ohio, the Diocese of Youngstown includes six counties; Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull.
