Communique | December 2025

Candles lit in front of statues of the Holy Family: Jesus in Mary's arms, and Joseph gazing at them while holding woodworking tools

As we close the 2025 Jubilee year, let us continue as Pilgrims of Hope to rejoice in the birth of Christ.

Communique | November 2025

This month, we remember in prayer those who have died, and give thanks to God for the “great cloud of witnesses” who accompany us on our journey with Christ.

Communique | October 2025

October is an opportunity to reflect on how deeply the Sacred Heart of Jesus loves all God’s children. May we respond to the call to respect, defend and cherish those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning of life until its end.

Communique | September 2025

Welcome back to school for all students, families, catechists, and staff! This new school and program year is an opportunity for us to renew our faith by contemplating the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Communique | August 2025

August is full of festivals, fellowship, fundraisers, and food from many international traditions. Celebrate the variety of cultures and communities that make up our Catholic Diocese of Youngstown.

Communique | July 2025

This July, we continue to honor the Jubilee year as Pilgrims of Hope by starting our county-wide celebrations. May all of us, traveling or at home, experience the power of God’s presence everywhere we go.

Communique | June 2025

From May into June, we celebrate graduations, an ordination, first communions and more! Let us follow the Holy Spirit and have peace with one another.

Communique | May 2025

Pope Francis greets an elderly woman as he meets with people of the Banado Norte neighborhood in the Chapel of St. John the Baptist in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 12, 2015. Pope Francis, formerly Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21, 2025, at age 88.

As the global Church mourns the loss of Pope Francis, we turn with confident hope to our Resurrected Lord. Let us journey together towards the communion of body and spirit that Jesus desires for us.

Communique | April 2025

We continue our 40 days of fasting in preparation for 50 days of celebration. May God strengthen our charity towards those in poverty of body or spirit.