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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.

Bishop David Zubik has appointed Jennifer Kaniecki MacNeil as President of Saint Joseph High School (Natrona Heights) effective September 1, 2023.

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.

My heart, and the prayers of all the people of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, are with those who lost loved ones and experienced trauma due to the massacre of Jewish people by Robert Bowers in the Tree of Life Synagogue on October 27, 2018.

Daniel James D’Antonio (Immaculate Heart of Mary, Polish Hill), Jacob Henry Gruber (Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish, Pleasant Hills), and Thomas Glynn Kadlick (Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, Bairdford) will be ordained priests by Bishop David A. Zubik on June 24, 2023, at St. Paul Cathedral.

At this delicate time for the Pittsburgh Jewish Community and beyond, we all need to embrace not only God’s words but especially at this time set our hearts on our Jewish sisters and brothers as God does.

We pray that God will restore him to good health and strength.

Bishop David Zubik announced today that two parishes will merge on July 1, 2023 to create one new parish.

This Memorial Day weekend, Bishop David Zubik of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh invites us to pray for the brave men and women who gave their lives to protect the United States.

Father Lawrence DiNardo, Vicar General – General Secretary for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, has been named a Chaplain to His Holiness by Pope Francis. With this honor, Father DiNardo receives the title of monsignor.

Bishop David Zubik has appointed Kelly Lazzara as President of Oakland Catholic High School (Oakland) effective July 1, 2023.

Bishop David Zubik of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is inviting all people to pray together for peace, healing and unity on the fifth anniversary of the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue.

Bishop David Zubik has appointed Erin Rice as Regional Superintendent for the South Regional Catholic Elementary Schools, Inc. effective July 1, 2023.

We have received inquiries about whether the Church will dispense from fast and abstinence on Good Friday because of the Pittsburgh Pirates home opener this Friday, April 7. For Catholics, Good Friday is unlike any other Friday of the year. It is the day that Jesus hung on the cross, paving the way for our salvation.

Today, Catholic Charities completed the purchase of the former Diocesan Pastoral Center at 111 Boulevard of the Allies.

Palm Sunday through Easter is the holiest week of the Catholic year.  The diocese offers many opportunities for spiritual renewal.

As our Holy Father Pope Francis undergoes hospital treatment for a respiratory infection, I ask your prayers for his swift and full restoration to health. He would certainly ask us to also pray for those without his access to health care – for the homeless, the migrants, people who lack insurance or live far from clinics.

I wish to renew my support for local and national Jewish leaders who have been alarmed by the rising incidence of anti-Semitism and the threat of a “Day of Hate” against Jews. I wholeheartedly agree with Jonathan Greenblatt, national director for the Anti-Defamation League, when he said today, “It is completely unacceptable that the Jewish community—or any community—should be targeted by extremists spreading hate and alarm

Out of pastoral consideration, Bishop David Zubik has decided to dispense the faithful of the Diocese of Pittsburgh from the obligation to abstain from meat on Friday, March 17, 2023, the memorial of Saint Patrick