Parishes in the Dioceses of Pittsburgh will be allowed to increase attendance at Masses to 50% maximum capacity at each Mass effective this weekend, October 3-4, 2020.
“While I urge all the faithful of our diocese, both the laity and the clergy, to help build a better society by exercising their right to vote, it is not my role nor can it ever be for me to tell anyone for whom to vote. As Church, we must be about addressing issues grounded on our faith and tradition,” Bishop Zubik said.
Beginning this Sunday, September 20, 2020, the Diocese of Pittsburgh will shift to offering one livestream Mass per week from the Boyle Hall Chapel at Saint Paul Seminary with Bishop David Zubik. The Mass can be viewed live Sundays at 10:00 a.m. on the diocesan YouTube channel.
Students are learning an unexpected lesson as they work with their teachers and parents to receive a quality Catholic education during the coronavirus pandemic.
Serra Catholic High School has moved all students to online learning due to being notified that two students tested positive for COVID-19. The school building will remain closed through Monday, September 14, 2020. Additionally, out of an abundance of caution all sports program will be suspended through the weekend.
The peace of the Eucharistic gift I had just received at Mass drove from my heart the anxiety I might have felt about a growing to-do list. Mary stood still, yet every curve of her figure enswathed the movements of my prayer.
Bishop David A. Zubik is asking all people of faith in Southwestern Pennsylvania to pray and fast for racial reconciliation on Wednesday, September 9, the memorial day of St. Peter Claver, patron of interracial justice.