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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.

Like many other religious congregations of women, our international congregation, Sisters of Mary Reparatrix, including its Region in the United States, though vibrant and committed, is becoming older and fewer in number. To meet the needs of our members and the Region itself, we created a new statute to guide our governance which includes a new position for a Lay Collaborator.

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.

This morning, Catholic elementary students stepped back inside classrooms across the Diocese of Pittsburgh for the first time in nearly six months.

Bishop Zubik announces the following clergy appointments: parish chaplain, chaplain, retirement, leave of absence.

Saint Joseph High School is seeking a part-time Spanish Teacher for the 2020-2021 school year.

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.

Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish in Monroeville and Penn Hills is seeking a part-time custodian to join our maintenance team.

Grouping # 112, Sacred Heart and Saint Raphael Parishes, in the East End of the City of Pittsburgh is looking for an enthusiastic and personable individual