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In light of the rapidly declining enrollment and in response to a request from Father Steve Kresak, administrator of the grouping in which Saint Sylvester Parish and School are located, Bishop David Zubik has announced that Saint Sylvester School in Brentwood will not reopen for the 2019-2020 school year. Arrangements are in place to help its 57 students attend a neighboring Catholic school.

On May 18, Bishop David Zubik confirmed the first five parish mergers to result from the ongoing On Mission for The Church Alive! initiative, and recognized five church buildings in the Diocese of Pittsburgh as shrines.

I ask everyone to seek ways to bring help and hope to victims of religious persecution worldwide.

"The fact that this happened during Holy Week should remind us that God restores life from the ashes."

Following up on the promise in his recent pastoral letter, The Church Healing, Bishop David Zubik has appointed four key staff members for the new Secretariat for the Protection of Children, Youth and Vulnerable Adults, which goes into effect on April 1, 2019.

Bishop David A. Zubik offers prayers and support after the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Reverend Kenneth R. Keene, Senior Parochial Vicar of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Saint John Neumann Parish and Sacred Heart Parish, Emsworth died Tuesday, January 1, 2019.  He was ordained to the priesthood on June 24, 1995.

Bishop David Zubik has placed Father James Downs on administrative leave following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor which the diocese received late yesterday.

The Diocese of Pittsburgh recently received an allegation that Brother David Trichtinger, F.S.C. sexually abused a student at Seton-LaSalle High School when he worked there as a counselor in the 1980s.

Everyone is welcome to attend the celebration, sponsored by the Latino Catholic Apostolate. The apostolate includes the parishes of Saint Regis, South Oakland; Saint Paul, Butler County; St. Catherine of Sienna, Beechview; Our Lady of Joy, Plum; Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Meadow Lands; and Saints John and Paul, Wexford. Following Mass, everyone is invited to a reception in the cathedral social hall.

Bishop David Zubik has placed Father Joseph Feltz on administrative leave following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor.

Reverend Edward M. Czemerda, age 63, Senior Parochial Vicar, St. Agnes Parish, Holy Trinity Parish both in West Mifflin, and Christ the Light of the World Parish, St. Joseph Parish both in Duquesne died, Saturday, November 17, 2018.  He was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1987

The crèche will be blessed by fellowship leaders at noon at the plaza and will remain up for viewing through January 7, 2019. 

On September 12, 2018, Bishop David Zubik placed Father Richard M. Lelonis, 73, on administrative leave pending further investigation into two allegations of sexual abuse of minors.

The Diocese of Pittsburgh is establishing an independently administered survivors’ compensation program to aid those who suffered abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy.

Bishop David Zubik will host four listening sessions in late November and early December, and is asking parishioners and others to attend to express their thoughts and concerns, and to offer suggestions following the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report.

Cardinal Wuerl, who served the people of Pittsburgh for 18 years as our bishop, requested that Pope Francis allow him to step-down as Archbishop of Washington for the healing of the victims of abuse and their families and for the good of the Church.

As a bishop and as a Christian, I am committed to finding new ways to offer compassion and support for all victims of child sexual abuse, and to ensure they have a voice. The additional spiritual pain that victims of Catholic priests have endured is of especially deep concern to me and to the Church.

Since the release of the grand jury report on August 14, we the Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania have reflected deeply on the ugly record of clergy sexual abuse in our Commonwealth, and on times when Church leadership failed to protect our people over a period of decades.  

Bishop David Zubik has announced a Year of Repentance in which all clergy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh are asked to fast and pray for the purification of the Church in light of the scandal of child sexual abuse, and all Catholics are invited to join in. A diocesan-wide service to liturgically inaugurate the Year of Repentance will be held Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 3 p.m. in Saint Paul Cathedral, Oakland.