Deadline for Eagle of the Cross Award Nominations
Nominations for Eagle of the Cross 2025 are now being accepted until Friday, February 28 at 3:00 P.M. Contact Maddie Francisco at mfrancisco@youngstowndiocese.org or (330) 744-8451 x 310.
Eagle of the Cross 2025
The Eagle of the Cross award is given to outstanding juniors and seniors throughout the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown who exemplify particular zeal in their faith and ministry programs. Awardees are chosen annually by a team of youth ministers and DREs who judge nominations from counties in which they are not located. Up to 3 awards per county for parish involvement, and up to 2 awards per diocesan Catholic high school are awarded each year.
Eagle of the Cross Award Ceremony
The Eagle of the Cross award is given annually to outstanding juniors and seniors in high school within the Diocese of Youngstown who show particular zeal in the improvement of their own parish ministry programs, high school ministry teams, or youth work in general within the Diocese.
