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The Pittsburgh Catholic is the official newspaper of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Historically, the Pittsburgh Catholic grew out of the need to provide information for the local Catholic community.

That need persists, and thus the mission of the diocesan newspaper is defined as follows:

  • To promote for Catholics and other readers an understanding of the mission and teachings of the church and its role in the community.
  • To foster the faith and unity of the local church, and to serve as an instrument of evangelization and education.
  • To provide readers with accurate news and information about the church on a local, national and universal level.
  • To provide a forum for an expression of views in a manner consistent with the teachings of the church and the principle of respect for others.
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Dinner guests continue support for diocesan mission

Monday, Nov 5, 2012

In a land that offers little reason for hope, the people of Chimbote, Peru, are given a reason to hope, thanks to a bridge of love with the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Supporters of the Social Works Center (Centro de Obras Sociales) in Chimbote gathered for the 47th Annual Peru Mission Dinner Oct.

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A pilgrimage full of blessings

Monday, Oct 29, 2012

The reasons for going on the Pittsburgh Catholic's pilgrimage to Italy were many and varied among the more than 160 people who participated Oct. 7-17.

Some went to celebrate an anniversary or another family milestone. Most were motivated by a desire to draw closer to God and the church. A few were just expecting to have fun and see some incredible sights.

But they all came back with a feeling that they had experienced something special with Bishop David Zubik, their spiritual director on the journey.

Susan Smith, a CCD teacher at St.

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Diocese opens observance called for by Pope Benedict XVI

Monday, Oct 29, 2012

Bishop David Zubik said that Pope Benedict XVI called for the Year of Faith because he knows the importance of our salvation.

"This isn't all there is to life," the bishop said. "All of us need to be focused on the goal of getting to heaven."

He opened the diocesan celebration of the Year of Faith at an Oct. 20 Mass at St.

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Canonization of Blessed Kateri, Marianne Cope

Thursday, Oct 25, 2012
Harry Lefond of Muskeg Lake, Saskatchewan, and Chief Wilton Littlechild wait for the start of a canonization Mass for seven new saints celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 21. Among those canonized was St. Kateri Tekakwitha, an American Indian born in upstate New York who died in Canada in 1680.

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Golden anniversary couples renew their commitments

Thursday, Oct 25, 2012
Bishop David Zubik asked the couples before him to renew their matrimonial commitment to one another and to profess their love before God and the church.
When they fini

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Annual Peru Mission Dinner set for Oct. 24

Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012
A new mother is photographed with her baby during a 2012 visit to the maternity hospital in Chimbote, Peru, by Chimbote Foundation board member Gretchen Roos, a niece of Msgr. Jules Roos, who served many years in Chimbote.   

By: William Cone

Editor, Pittsburgh Catholic

The 47th annual Peru Mission Dinner, supporting a partnership between the faithful of Pittsburgh and the people of Chimbote, Peru, is set for Wednesday, Oct.

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New office created for diversity, disabilities

Monday, Oct 8, 2012

Bishop David Zubik receives the offertory gifts from Ann Scanlon during the Celebration of Gifts Mass Sept. 30 in the Bishop John McDowell Auditorium at St. Paul Seminary. The bishop said struggles often prohibit us from seeing the light of God that we carry. We must let that light shine brightly in our hearts and lives, he said, so we may show others the way to God. “Pray that we may be proud to take the word of God to the world in which we live,” he said.

By: Robert P.

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'Praying is cleansing the soul'

Monday, Oct 1, 2012

Maestro Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra music director since 2007, shared an afternoon with Oakland Catholic High School students Sept. 18, telling them of his love of prayer and music, introducing them to his wife, Christiane, and sharing stories from their family life.

Speaking at a school assembly in Synod Hall in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood, he also told the young women of his special affection for the music of Mozart and shared details on the history of Mozart's "Requiem," which he will lead the orchestra in presenting Friday through Sunday, Oct.

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'Passion for service': Gathering centers on the Year of Faith

Monday, Oct 1, 2012

More than 150 participated in the 21st annual Social Ministry Institute sponsored by the diocesan Department for Human Dignity and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The conference was held Sept. 17 at St. Thomas More Parish in Bethel Park.

Following an 8 a.m.

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Bishop establishes day to honor lay ministers

Friday, Sep 28, 2012

September 23, 2012

 

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord:

 

In response to our baptism, all of us are to live out our lives each day as disciples of Jesus, promoting the glory of God in our world. At the same time, each of us has a distinct call of Jesus in our own lives. This can be the vocation to the married life, the vocation of the single life, the vocation of the consecrated life and the vocation to the ordained life.

The laity, for their part, live out their vocation in the world.

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