This year, February 14 is also Ash Wednesday, one of the most sacred days of the year for all Christians. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer and penance meant to help convert our minds and hearts back to God, who is the source of all love.
Pittsburgh City Council passed a proclamation on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, commending the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh for its commitment to excellent spiritual and academic education as it celebrates Catholic Schools Week.
The 2024 superintendent’s report for Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh shows that schools that are thriving, with 2023 test scores exceeding national standards by wide margins.
After nearly five years of leadership as Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Michelle Peduto has made the heartfelt decision to retire from her position effective June 30, 2024
Auxiliary Bishop William Waltersheid will celebrate a festive Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass on the evening of Tuesday, December 12, 2023, in Saint Paul Cathedral, Oakland.
Auxiliary Bishop William Waltersheid will celebrate a festive Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass on the evening of Tuesday, December 12, 2023, in Saint Paul Cathedral, Oakland.
Auxiliary Bishop William Waltersheid will celebrate a festive Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass on the evening of Tuesday, December 12, 2023, in Saint Paul Cathedral, Oakland.
Advent, the season when Christians prepare their hearts to receive Jesus anew at Christmas, is a time of prayer and return to the sacraments of confession and the Eucharist. This year preparations coincide with the National Eucharistic Revival and with the diocesan emphasis on evangelization through The Church Forward!.
Bishop David Zubik is out of surgery and is in recovery. His surgeon indicated that everything went as expected. The bishop will be in the hospital for a few days and then continue his recovery at the Pastoral Center.
Bishop David Zubik is scheduled for a spinal surgery Monday, November 20, 2023. The surgery is intended to address continuing problems with collapsing discs.
The Christian Leaders Fellowship, an ecumenical group of local bishops and denominational leaders, will lead a prayer service at the annual dedication of the Pittsburgh Crèche, on Friday, November 17 at noon in the plaza in front of US Steel Tower on Grant Street, Downtown.
Bishop David Zubik implores all leaders involved to seek ways to diminish the conflict and to pursue justice and peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
We were made aware of a vehicle collision this morning in Dravosburg involving a school van from Serra Catholic High School and a car. We are heartbroken to confirm that a 15-year-old Serra Catholic student died as a result. We have been advised that three other Serra Catholic students were taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Following the devastating explosion in Plum that took the lives of five people, critically injured one, and left a community heartbroken, Bishop David Zubik will lead a Holy Hour on Tuesday, August 15, at 7:30 PM, at Saint John the Baptist Church, 444 Saint John Street, Plum, PA. All are invited to attend.
On August 11, 2023 the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will celebrate its 180th anniversary. Bishop David Zubik will mark this anniversary on August 13 at the Manifesting the Kingdom Awards in Saint Paul Cathedral, where he will honor current laity and clergy for exceptional service to the Diocese of Pittsburgh.