Twenty teens given 'Eagle of the Cross' award at Saint Columba Cathedral

Twenty teen leaders were honored at Saint Columba Cathedral Monday evening with the "Eagle of the Cross" award.

A news release states that this is the most prestigious award that can be bestowed on youth in the Diocese of Youngstown.

According to the release, the award was created by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) and introduced 27 years ago.

The award is given to high school juniors and seniors who model Catholic-Christian leadership amongst their peers, dedication to the faith and moral integrity for the Church, according to the release.

Recipients of the awards were listed in the news release as follows:

County (Parish) Category

• Abbigail Borbely from Portage County - Parish: Saint John Neumann Parish, Mogadore
• Brooke Bosheff from Trumbull County - Parish: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, McDonald
• Gregory Carbon from Mahoning County - Parish: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica, Youngstown
• Jacob Fieldhouse from Mahoning County - Parish: Saint Catherine of Siena Parish, Boardman
• Sophie Galliazzo from Ashtabula County - Parish: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Geneva
• Christopher Hammond from Columbiana County - Parish: Saint Jude Parish, Columbiana
• Jenna Marhefka from Columbiana County - Parish: Saint John the Evangelist, Summitville
• Maggie May from Stark County - Parish: Saint Paul Catholic Parish, North Canton
• Christopher Mijavec from Trumbull County - Parish: Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Warren
• Luke Rowland from Mahoning County - Parish: Saint Columba Cathedral Parish, Youngstown
• Katie Wojton from Columbiana County - Parish: Saint Jude Parish, Columbiana

Catholic School Category

• Christine Biggins of Saint John School, Ashtabula - Parish: Immaculate Conception Parish, Madison
• Francesca Bolchalk of John F. Kennedy Catholic School, Warren - Parish: Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Warren
• Marc DelliQuadri of Ursuline High School, Youngstown - Parish: Saint Rose Parish, Girard
• Elizabeth Ducro of Saint John School, Ashtabula - Parish: Our Lady of Peace Parish, Ashtabula
• Rocco Gentile of Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown - Parish: Holy Family Parish, Poland
• Aidan Hryb of Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown - Parish: Holy Family Parish, Poland
• Giuliana Ricchiuti of Ursuline High School, Youngstown - Parish: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica, Youngstown
• Luke Vlacovsky of Central Catholic High School, Canton - Parish: Guardian Angels Parish, Canton
• Maegli Young of Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, Louisville - Parish: Christ the Servant Parish, Canton