Care for Creation Action Plan Webinar Series (Bulletin Materials)

Join R.J. Mangan on July 16th, 2025, 6:00-7:00 p.m. for a webinar to discuss how individuals and families can care for creation in our diocese.
Diocese of Youngstown Releases “Care for Creation” Action Plan

The plan is based on the late Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ & Laudate Deum
Letter from the Most Reverend David J. Bonnar about care for our common home

Bishop Bonnar asks all sectors of our diocese to “make decisions for the common good” so “that we can all move forward to promote the care of our common home.”
Mass for Pope Francis

At 7pm Mass at Saint Columba Cathedral, Bishop David J Bonnar will be saying Mass for the late Pope Francis, may he rest in eternal glory.
Bishop Bonnar writes about the heart in America Magazine

America Magazine published a story written by our very own Bishop David J. Bonnar, titled, “The human heart and the Sacred Heart: What Pope Francis can teach us about a holy devotion.” In this reflection, Bishop Bonnar discusses the human heart, Pope Francis’ encyclical on the human heart, titled Dilexit Nos, and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Remarks | The Meeting of Two Bishops: East and West

Bishop Bonnar: “[T]he Church is more than just bricks and mortar, but people. We need to do a better job building that sense of community.”
Reflections on my audience with the Holy Father, Pope Francis

Bishop Bonnar writes from Rome on celebrating Holy Mass at Saint Peter’s Basilica, followed by a private audience with the Holy Father, Pope Francis.
Bishop Bonnar to meet with Pope Francis, after a week of formation for new bishops

On Monday, September 19, the Most Rev. David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown, will celebrate Holy Mass with the Holy Father, Pope Francis, at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.