Pope Francis has named St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Lancaster the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus' first minor basilica. The designation is given to churches outside of Rome by ...

Clergy anointed the heads of congregants with ashes during the annual Ash Wednesday service at St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 119 S. Prince St. in Lancaster city on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.

About 100 teenagers are hard at work this week making their community a better place. The young volunteers are participants in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church Works of Mercy Service Week, which ...