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Holiday services
Holiday services The Vindicator will publish a listing of area services open to the public in
Victims recount trauma as Catholic priest dismissals continue
Alleged child sex abuse continues to impact parishes and their people, but church investigators say victims’ silence is more harmful.
Hundreds unite in faith in Liberty to honor Tree of Life Synagogue massacre victims
Aaron Hively, president of Congregation Rodef Sholom in Youngstown, speaks during the Interfaith Vigil for the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue victims at Temple El Emeth in Liberty on Thursday.
Diocese names accused priests
Seventy-six victims have made credible, substantiated abuse claims against area clergy, according to the diocese.
ACCUSED
Below is a list of the 12 living former clergy who served the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown and have been credibly accused of sexual misconduct with a minor, including their known parish affiliations, schools and organizations.
Valley leaders react to synagogue massacre with horror, sadness
People light candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Man charged in massacre at synagogue
A gunman who’s believed to have spewed anti-Semitic slurs and rhetoric on social media barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday and opened fire, killing at least 11 people in one of the deadliest attacks on Jews in U.S. history.
RELIGION DIGEST || Accompanist needed
Accompanist needed HUBBARD Hubbard First Presbyterian Church is seeking a part-time accompanist
CTNY programming
CTNY programming YOUNGSTOWN CTNY, Catholic Television Network of Youngstown, has announced the
Appreciation service
Appreciation service youngstown Faith Fellowship Church of God, 388 E. Midlothian Blvd., will
Largest Ohio diocese will expand list of abusive priests
Ohio’s largest Roman Catholic diocese will join three other dioceses in the state and release a list of priests who have been removed from their posts because of sexual abuse and misconduct allegations.
Jewish communities celebrate the annual Torah reading cycle with song and dance
The holiday of Simchat Torah celebrates the conclusion and restart of the annual Torah reading cycle.
Active shooting drill at St. Pat's helped first responders train
Police, fire and hospital workers practiced responding to a mass shooting Thursday.
Parish petitions Youngstown diocese to name abusers
More than 500 parishioners in Aurora are petitioning the diocese to name alleged abusers and strengthen oversight.
Chorus anniversary
Chorus anniversary YOUNGSTOWN The male chorus of Mount Zion Baptist Church, 827 Wilson Ave.,