Steubenville Archives

Former Pentecostal minister will be ordained to priesthood in December

Nov 29, 2019

Deacon Drake McCalister, a former Pentecostal minister, has been given approval by the Vatican to be ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Steubenville.

By Dino Orsatti

2nd Ohio diocese to release abusive priest list

Sep 26, 2018

A second Catholic Diocese in Ohio plans to release its list of priests who have been removed from parishes because of sexual abuse and misconduct allegations by the end of October.

By Mark Gillispie and and John Seewer

Steubenville project seeks to revitalize town, connect residents and students

Jun 20, 2018

A new monthly event in Steubenville, Ohio, is hoping to revitalize businesses and build community between residents and Franciscan University students.

By Perry West

University says Facebook rejected ad because it shows Jesus on cross

Apr 5, 2018

The Franciscan University of Steubenville said March 30 in a blog post that an administrator of its Facebook page noticed one of its ads had been rejected because it contained “shocking content, sensational content, excessively violent content.”

By Catholic News Service

Recalling Father Scanlan’s sage advice on social media

Jan 22, 2017

Father Michael Scanlan, the longtime leader of Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, was enthusiastic and even insistent about Christians venturing out, with prudence, on social media — but making sure you’re building up the kingdom of God, not undermining it.

By Kathryn Jean Lopez

Charismatic Steubenville leader who defined an era dies at 85

Jan 7, 2017

Franciscan Father Michael Scanlan, who led the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, from 1974 until 2000, died on Jan. 7 at 85. He both embodied and helped shape an entire era in American Catholic life, defined by what he called “dynamic orthodoxy.”

By John L. Allen Jr.