Youngstown cathedral fire remembered

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Youngstown cathedral fire remembered

"This is our original cathedral that was built in 1902," says Monsignor Zuraw showing pictures of the tragic events of 1954. In 1954, tragedy struck the Diocese of Youngstown.  "On September 2nd,1954 the cathedral church was struck by lightning and by the end of the evening the ceiling had come in and the ceiling was completely destroyed," says Zuraw.  Monsignor Zuraw adds that priests living in the rectory risked their lives to save as much ...

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