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        ALLELUIA! 
      HE IS RISEN!!!

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                and more to celebrate this most
                        joyful season of the year,  
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Habemus Papam!

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Credit: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV, appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 8, 2025, following his election during the conclave. He is the first American pope in history. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)
A Prayer for the New Pope

O God, who in your providential design
willed that your Church be built upon blessed Peter,
whom you set over the other Apostles,
look with favor, we pray, on Leo our Pope
and grant that he,
whom you have made Peter’s successor,
may be for your people
a visible source and foundation
of unity in faith and of communion.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Collect of the Mass for the Pope, The Roman Missal, Third Edition

"Care for Creation" Action Plan for the Diocese of Youngstown
Click here to learn more about it on our Care for Creation page (under the Justice and Peace page
of the "Praying & Serving" menu drop down!  There is so much to explore! 

Click here to see the full document on doy.org 
Congratulations to now
​Bishop John Keehner
of Sioux City, Iowa, ordained and installed on May 1, 2025.  With appreciation for all you did in the Diocese of Youngstown and for who you are!  Congratulations to the people of your new diocese who will be blessed with your service! 
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​Adult Faith Formation
Opportunities

The courses are open to anyone wanting to grow deeper
in their faith and learn something new.
​These opportunities are not limited to teachers or catechists,
​althought they do lead towards the possibility of certification.  

Courses begin in April, June and July.
Click on the image or headline to see the course offerings.  Or 
contact Margie Hynes at [email protected]
​or 330-744-8451 for more information.

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Jubilee 2025
 The ... Jubilee can contribute greatly to restoring a climate of
​hope and trust as a prelude to the renewal and rebirth that we so urgently desire; that is why I have chosen as the motto of the Jubilee, Pilgrims of Hope.
- Pope Francis in his letter calling to prepare for this Jubilee celebration  
An Ecumenical Christian Prayer

O God, Trinity of love,
from the profound communion
of your divine life,
pour out upon us a torrent of fraternal love.
Grant us the love reflected
​in the actions of Jesus,
in his family of Nazareth,
and in the early Christian community.
Grant that we Christians may live the Gospel,
discovering Christ in each human being,
recognizing him crucified
in the sufferings of the abandoned
and forgotten of our world,
and risen in each brother or sister
who makes a new start.
Come, Holy Spirit, show us your beauty,
reflected in all the peoples of the earth,
so that we may discover anew
that all are important and all are necessary,
different faces of the one humanity
that God so loves. Amen.
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(concluding prayer of Fratelli Tutti
Given in Assisi, at the tomb of Saint Francis,
on 3 October, Vigil of the Feast of the Saint, in the year 2020)

"Fratelli Tutti"
A call from Pope Francis to live as one family

Invite your community to build “a better kind of politics, one truly at the service of the common good” (Fratelli Tutti, no. 154).  
​
Civilize It: A Better Kind of Politics responds to Pope Francis’ call in Fratelli Tutti to “seek the good of all people” (no. 182) by encountering our neighbors and entering into a dialogue that seeks the truth across perspectives. This new initiative challenges Catholics and people of goodwill to cultivate a sense of solidarity with our brothers and sisters that transcends our differences. 
Take the Pledge

​Laudate Deum

A Renewed Call to Care for Our Common Home
Pope Francis released his anticipated follow up to Laudato Si' this week. In the apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, Pope Francis calls on all Catholics and people of good will to both recognize and work to solve the climate crisis.
"The world sings of an infinite Love:
​how can we fail to care for it?"
– Pope Francis, Laudate Deum no. 65
Click Here to be directed to our Care for Creation page.
​Click Here for frequently asked questions about Laudate Deum.

"The Church is in a permanent
state of mission"

                                                                         - (Pontifical) Directory for Catechesis, 2020

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