Houses of Worship Photograph Collection - Toledo Lucas County Public Library

More than 700 photos of Toledo area churches can be seen online courtesy of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. Click HERE.

Fire at former St. Agnes Church in Toledo

Steeple collapses as large fire heavily damages former St. Agnes Church in Toledo: click HERE.

Older photos of the church HERE and HERE.

Old postcard showing the church under construction HERE.

NEW: photos and videos of the fire at JD Pooley's Facebook page: HERE

From the Catholic News Archive, a 1912 article about the dedication of St. Agnes Church: HERE.

The architect was William R. Dowling, and cost $27,000 to build at that time. Dowling was also the architect of Tiffin St. Mary and Archbold St. Peter.

Biography of Fr. Edward Vattmann

Catholic historian James Hanna has written a biography of Fr. Edward Vattmann, who served as pastor of Findlay St. Michael's and played a vital role in starting Our Lady of Consolation in Carey. Vattmann was later the first Catholic chaplain appointed to the Army after the Civil War, and was a friend of Presidents McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. More details about the book HERE.

Nazareth Hall, Grand Rapids

13 ABC recently broadcast a segment about the history of Nazareth Hall -- currently a popular wedding venue, but originally a military school and summer camp run by the Ursuline Sisters. You can watch it HERE.

Some earlier photos of the building HERE.

Inside View: the steeple and bells of St. Joseph, Tiffin

A remarkable view, climbing up the inside of the steeple at St. Joseph's church in Tiffin, by SkyView Media.

Click Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STnzA-8s8JY

Year of St. Francis - Franciscan Pilgrimage Sites in the Diocese

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Year of St. Francis” to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death. Three Franciscan sites in the Diocese of Toledo are designated as pilgrimage sites:

• The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey
• The Portiuncula chapel in Sylvania at the Sisters of St. Francis (Lourdes University)
• The Tiffin Franciscans' Motherhouse Eucharistic Chapel

For full details: https://toledodiocese.org/francis

Relics from St. Carlo Acutis at Rosary Cathedral

 Last Saturday to Monday, St. Carlo Acutis' heart relic was on display at Rosary Cathedral. There was a mass and a veneration service which involved getting blessed by the relic. Here's some photos

History of St. Stephen's Church, Toledo

"The History of St. Stephen's Church (1890s to the 1980s)" by Yolanda Szuch, a detailed history of the East Side Hungarian parish, can be accessed at:

https://archive.org/details/0002-bir-bk05-stst/page/n1/mode/2up

There are many black and white photos, and details of the current church's design by architect Joseph Huber.