The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has officially approved the closing of two local church buildings, citing financial ...

Six months after the Diocese of Youngstown announced two area parish mergers and said several churches would no longer hold ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. St. Peter of the Fields Church in Rootstown, seen Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, was closed for worship by the Catholic Diocese of ...

The Diocesan Presbyteral Council approved the merger earlier this month. The new parish will be named Saint Katharine Drexel.

The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown will ban funeral calling hours in its churches starting December 1. Bishop David Bonnar stated churches are sacred spaces for worship, not funeral visitations. The ...

ASHTABULA, Ohio (WOIO) - A group of neighbors are still hoping to reopen Mother of Sorrows Church for prayer nearly a month after the Youngstown Diocese decided to close it. “My ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown announced Tuesday that funeral visitations in church buildings or facilities will soon no longer be allowed. A news release states that the ...

YOUNGSTOWN − The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown will prohibit calling hours on church properties beginning Dec. 1, with Bishop David Bonnar saying churches are "sacred buildings intended for divine ...