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Parishes in the Dioceses of Pittsburgh will be allowed to increase attendance at Masses to 50% maximum capacity at each Mass effective this weekend, October 3-4, 2020. 

Beginning this Sunday, September 20, 2020, the Diocese of Pittsburgh will shift to offering one livestream Mass per week from the Boyle Hall Chapel at Saint Paul Seminary with Bishop David Zubik. The Mass can be viewed live Sundays at 10:00 a.m. on the diocesan YouTube channel.

An employee at Blessed Trinity Parish in the South Hills has tested positive for the coronavirus. Out of an abundance of caution, churches and other buildings in the parish will be closed for extra cleaning and sanitizing.

A parishioner at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Bentleyville received a positive result from a COVID-19 test today. 

With additional mitigation efforts ordered for Allegheny County in the midst of a recent uptick in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, churches will stay open, but Bishop David Zubik is strongly urging parishioners to consider their own health, and the health of others when making the decision to go to Mass.

A parishioner with potential exposure to COVID-19 who attended Mass at St. Januarius in Plum has tested negative for the virus.  The parishioner reported being with a relative who later tested positive for COVID-19.  

On Sunday June 28, 2020 at 10 a.m., Bishop David A. Zubik will livestream a memorial Mass for all local Catholics who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of whom did not have a funeral Mass due to the lockdown.

A parishioner who attended evening Mass at St. Januarius in Plum on Monday, June 22, 2020, is being tested for COVID-19 after a relative tested positive for the virus.

The spouse of an employee at The Shrines of Pittsburgh grouping has received a negative COVID-19 test result and is feeling better today.

The spouse of an employee at The Shrines of Pittsburgh grouping has been tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus and is awaiting test results.  Because parish staff work closely with parish priests, out of an abundance of caution, in-person Masses scheduled for this weekend at all churches in the grouping are canceled.

The green phase does not mean that everything is back to what we once knew as normal. All current diocesan reopening guidelines, outlined in the “Moving Forward Together Guide,” remain in effect until further notice. 

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. 

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. 

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.