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Four groupings of parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will merge on July 1, 2021, to create four new parishes, Bishop David Zubik announced today. Fifteen parishes will be part of the mergers.

Through our own sufferings in life, we all have stood at the foot of the cross.  How comforting it is for us to know that Jesus sees us in our pain and sorrow and says to Our Lady, “Look at your children standing here. They need you.”

Saint Benedict the Moor elementary school is closed to in-person learning through Monday, May 31, 2021.  School administrators learned of a fifth positive COVID case involving a member of the school community in the past eight days.

The Diocese of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce new names for two new Catholic elementary schools resulting from the mergers of four schools in South Hills region.

I was a freshman in high school when a book fell out of the arms of one of my classmates as we walked to our next class.  It was a small book with a blue cover. As it hit the floor,  I read the title: The Crusade of Fatima.

In continued alignment with local, state, and federal health guidelines, effective immediately, the fully vaccinated may attend Diocese of Pittsburgh Masses and all gatherings on parish property without wearing a mask. To accommodate those who are not fully vaccinated, and those who may feel more comfortable seated around others who are wearing a mask, a section in every church will be maintained for mask wearing.

Out of an abundance of caution, fifth grade students at Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy (Aspinwall) will move to remote learning effective immediately.  The decision was made based on recent COVID cases in the school community and health recommendations after consulting with diocesan officials

Effective Memorial Day, May 31, 2021 and until further notice, all Diocese of Pittsburgh churches may be open at 100% seating capacity. In accordance with state orders, masks must continue to be worn inside churches and parish buildings.

“Totally yours” are two words of a prayer of consecration to Jesus through Mary by St. Louis de Montfort that describes a profound and intimate relationship.

Following consultation with his parish pastoral and finance councils, parishioners, parents, and the diocesan Department for Catholic Schools, Father Joseph McCaffrey, pastor, Holy Spirit Parish (New Castle), submitted his request to Bishop David Zubik to close Holy Spirit Academy. 

In May, the Church asks us to turn again in a special way to Our Mother Mary and contemplate her role in the mystery of her Son Jesus and in our own lives.  This year our Holy Father Pope Francis is giving us a tremendous gift in an initiative that he is promoting during this time of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Out of an abundance of caution, all students at Holy Family Catholic School (Plum) will participate in remote learning today through Friday, May 7, 2021.  Administrators were notified that a few staff members have been exposed to or are showing symptoms of COVID-19.