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At this most critical time in the history of our country and our towns and cities, I ask that each one of you join with me as we focus on the absolute necessity of praying to God for guidance, courage and the vision that tears down walls and helps to build bridges. 

Watching a peaceful protest against racial injustice break down into violence in Pittsburgh, I am sending out an urgent call for calm as we work for justice.  I ask all believers to pray and act for peace, unity and that perfect balance of justice and mercy that is the hallmark of God’s work in our world.

Bishop David Zubik has accepted a formal recommendation by the Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. (CHSDOP) Board of Directors to close Quigley High School effective at the end of the current school year.

Fifteen groupings of parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will merge on July 1, 2020, to create fifteen new parishes, Bishop David Zubik announced today. Sixty-one parishes are part of the mergers.

Priests in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh are preparing to begin offering daily Mass on Monday, June 1, and weekend Masses on June 6 and 7.

"We are eager to return to the comfort of our Churches and join together in prayer as a source of spiritual strength to support us through the suffering and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Bishop Zubik said.

In continued alignment with local and state public health and wellness guidelines and recommendations, the Diocese of Pittsburgh is preparing to allow Churches to reopen for private prayer, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, as well as continuing directives regarding small weddings and funeral Masses. 

To acknowledge the work of all teachers in the Diocese of Pittsburgh as part of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8, 2020), Bishop David Zubik shared a video blessing for teachers, saying, “May you feel the power of our prayers for you during this entire week.”

Volunteers through the Catholic Community of South Pittsburgh (CSSP) will be distributing 1,200 meals as well as school supple kits on Sunday, May 3, 2020, with a mission of bringing the comfort of Jesus through comfort food during this challenging time.

As local, state, and national health authorities are developing gradual reopening plans for our communities and economies, Bishop David Zubik of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is announcing new directives that allow for limited public celebrations of certain sacraments. 

To share the mercy and love of Jesus in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh invites people to come together in prayer with a Live Stream celebration on the diocesan YouTube channel Sunday, April 19, at 3:00 p.m.

A Youth Minister at Saint Bonaventure Parish in Glenshaw, PA has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Youth Minister received the positive result on April 16, 2020, and in compliance with doctor recommendations and government health guidelines, is quarantined at home.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced today that all schools in the state will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year.  In accordance with that directive, Catholic schools within the Diocese of Pittsburgh will remain closed, as well.

With public health officials on all levels anticipating a dramatic increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed cases and fatalities in the United States over the course of the next two weeks, Bishop David Zubik is asking people to offer personal, prayerful intentions.

Because the coronavirus (COVID-19) has pre-empted the traditional observances of this holy season, Bishop David Zubik will be celebrating Masses and prayer services daily via live stream from the chapel at St. Paul Seminary. 

One of the priests in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh who had been in isolation after exposure to someone in the faith community who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) has tested negative for the virus.

One of the priests in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh who had been in isolation after exposure to someone in the faith community who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) has tested positive for the virus and continues to follow quarantine guidelines.

Two clergy teams are in self-quarantine and two priests in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are in isolation after exposure to someone in the faith community who tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 27.

In respect of, and in cooperation with, government health and safety guidelines related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Bishop David Zubik is releasing the following details for Holy Week in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. 

To help Catholics support their local parishes, the Diocese of Pittsburgh is working with them to set up online donation areas on their individual websites.