Patricia Rooney was a model of quiet strength, grace and faith as she raised her family while aiding community causes and supporting her husband, Dan, the late chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Despite ongoing challenges from COVID-19, Catholic schools are “lighting the way” in leading young people to God as Catholic Schools Week begins its 47th year of celebration.
The boys varsity basketball A-team at Blessed Trinity Academy (Glenshaw) will learn virtually, and practices and games are cancelled until February 7, 2021 after the school was notified that someone associated with the team tested positive for COVID.
All students and staff attending the Bethel Park campus of Ave Maria Academy will participate in online learning for the remainder of this week. All athletic practices and games will be cancelled until Monday, February 1, 2021.
Students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades at Saints Peter and Paul School in Beaver, PA will participate in online learning this week. The school was notified that a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
Students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades at Butler Catholic School in Butler will participate in online learning from now through Friday, January 22, 2021. The move to remote learning is necessary due to staffing concerns resulting from close contact with someone associated with the school and who tested positive for COVID-19.
The 8th grade boys developmental basketball team at Saint Louise de Marillac Catholic School (Upper St. Clair, PA) has moved to virtual learning as a precaution after an individual associated with the team tested positive for COVID-19
With our whole community, I join in mourning the death of Joanne Rogers, a woman whose warmth and love was shared with her family and the entire Pittsburgh region.
The junior varsity and varsity girls’ basketball teams at two high schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh will move to remote learning due to positive cases of COVID-19 from individuals associated with the teams. The situations at the schools are separate, unrelated, and not linked to any school-sponsored activities.
With a heavy heart, I have watched the unfolding, violent protests at our nation’s Capitol. To all of you, my sisters and brothers in southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond: I invite you to join me in prayer that our shared love for our nation will truly unite us.