Diocese of Steubenville

09/14/2026

Happy Birthday, Pope Leo XIV!

09/14/2026

Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: on the day following the dedication of the Basilica of the Resurrection, which was erected over the Holy Sepulchre, the Holy Cross is exalted and honored as the trophy of Christ’s Paschal victory and the sign which is to appear in the heavens, announcing to the whole world his Second Coming.

09/11/2026

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

Sept. 11, 2001 - We will never forget.

09/10/2026

09/09/2026

A Seven Sorrows of Mary Chaplet Walk, led by Father James M. Dunfee, will take place at 5 p.m., Sept. 15, on the Seven Sorrows of Mary Walking Path at Mt. Calvary Cemetery Steubenville. The Seven Sorrows, displayed as prayer stations at the cemetery, include: The Prophecy of Simeon, The Flight into Egypt, The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple, Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary, The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus, The Body of Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross, and The Burial of Jesus.

09/09/2026

Masses of Remembrance for those who have suffered the loss of a child will be celebrated at 9 a.m., Sept. 19, at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption, Marietta, and at 10 a.m., Sept. 26, at St. Agnes Church, Mingo Junction. Light refreshments will be available following each Mass. For additional information, contact Joseph A. Schmidt, director, Diocese of Steubenville Office of Marriage, Family, and Respect Life, by emailing [email protected] or telephoning (740) 516-9270; contact Heather Keimig, coordinator of respect life and family life activities, by emailing [email protected] or telephoning (301) 233-2210.

09/09/2026

Saint Peter Claver, Priest, pray for us!

Image: Raúl Berzosa

09/08/2026

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, of the seed of Abraham, sprung from the tribe of Judah, of the stock of David the King, from whom the Son of God was born by the Holy Spirit and became man, that he might free us from the age-old slavery to sin.