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Summer Parish Festivals Guide

Congratulations to all graduates

Class of 2013

Congratulations to graduates of all 11 Catholic high schools and 83 Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. 

Pictured are members of the first eighth-grade graduating class of St. Kilian School in Cranberry/Adams townships pose for a photo following a graduation Mass May 31. Begun as a preschool in 2007, and phasing in more grades through the years, St. Kilian is the largest Catholic primary school in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, with 600 students in preschool through eighth grade.

Parishes asked to become more welcoming

Workshop planned for June 21-22 at SS. Simon and Jude 

A two-day workshop focusing on parish hospitality will be offered by the diocese as part of the Catechetical Summer Institute. 

The workshop, "Discipleship & Hospitality: Welcoming the Divine," will be offered through the diocesan Office for the New Evangelization, and it will take place at SS. Simon and Jude Parish in Scott Township on Thursday and Friday, June 20 and 21, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost to attend the workshop is $15, and registration is available online at www.diopitt.org/hospitality.

Fortnight for Religious Freedom

June 21, 2013 to July 4, 2013 

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Fortnight for Religious Freedom: June 21, 2013 to July 4, 2013

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25 men raised to the order of deacon

Ordination “is a testimony to God’s continuous call,” Bishop Zubik said 

Surrounded by supportive friends and family members, 25 men were ordained to the diaconate June 15 at St.

Where religious freedom flourishes, so do women

The claim that religious freedom conflicts with women's freedom is a lie. Our religious freedom is the source of our freedom as people. It is for this reason that the framers of the Bill of Rights listed religious freedom first.

As a Catholic woman, belief in God is what grounds my femininity and my fruitfulness in the world.

Pa. Senate OKs abortion opt-out for federal exchanges

Pro-life advocates are pleased the bill is headed to Gov. Corbett 

PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill June 5 that prohibits taxpayer funding of abortions in the federal health care exchanges.

Gov. Tom Corbett has promised to sign the bill, which passed in the state House of Representatives in April.

Corbett announced last December that Pennsylvania would not set up a state health exchange under the 2010 health care reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

FOUR BEAVER COUNTY CATHOLIC PARISHES MERGED TO CREATE NEW SAINT MONICA PARISH

            Pittsburgh – In a letter read at masses the weekend of June 8-9, Bishop David A.

25 men ordained deacons by Bishop Zubik

On Saturday, June 15, in a ritual dating back to the time of the apostles, Bishop David Zubik will ordain 25 men at St. Paul Cathedral to the order of deacon for service to the Church of Pittsburgh. 

 Two of the men, Michael Ackerman and Kenneth Marlovits, are seminarians preparing for the priesthood; becoming a deacon is one of the last major steps on their journey.

 The other 23 will be ordained as permanent deacons, a vibrant and growing ministry in the church since the Second Vatican Council.

Teachers receive Golden Apple Award

Award symbolizes performance in class, church and community 

In accepting the Golden Apple Award on behalf of her fellow educators, Beverly Buxareo of Vincentian Academy pointed out that the Catholic school is among the most important vehicles in promoting the saving mission of the church.

Catholic school teachers, she noted, must be true witnesses to Christ in the classroom, and they must do all they can to witness a Christian vision of the world.

"Tonight, you recognize the critical role we play in the future growth and leadership of the Catholic Church," she said.