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

Oakland Catholic High School President Mary Claire Kasunic has announced her decision to step down from her position on June 30, 2023.  She has served Oakland Catholic High School for over 30 years, with the last nine years as the school’s President.

The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will take preliminary steps to ease COVID restrictions in schools and parishes while remaining committed to protecting everyone’s health and safety.

Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are celebrating Catholic Schools Week all this week, through February 5, 2022, with activities highlighting the theme "Catholic Schools: Lighting the Way.”

Saint Bede Catholic School (Point Breeze) has moved from a weather-related 2-hour delay to a closure today due to a bridge collapse in the Point Breeze area over Frick Park.  Pittsburgh Public Safety has asked drivers to avoid the area.  A strong smell of natural gas has been reported in the area including near the school.

As Serra Catholic High School transitions to a “president-principal” model of governance, Bishop David Zubik has appointed Timothy Chirdon as Serra’s president and Robert Childs as principal.

Ave Maria Academy in the South Hills will move temporarily to remote learning due to COVID cases and related staffing shortages.

Holy Family Catholic School in Plum has temporarily switched to remote learning, effective today, Thursday January 13, due to staffing issues related to COVID.

Four Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh will begin or extend remote learning into next week due to COVID cases or COVID-related staffing issues.

Two Diocese of Pittsburgh Catholic Schools will shift to remote learning due to COVID-related issues.

St. Benedict The Moor School (Hill District) will be closed for in-person instruction while repairs are being made to the school’s heating system.  The building will be without heat while the work is being done, and with the anticipated cold temperatures, it was decided to transition to virtual learning.

Students in grades 6, 7, and 8 at Saint Bede Catholic School (Point Breeze) will move to virtual learning Thursday, January 6 and Friday, January 7, 2022 due to COVID-19 related staffing issues. In-person learning will resume Monday, January 10.

Saint Gregory Catholic Elementary School (Zelienople) will conduct virtual learning this week, after the principal was informed that seven staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. 

With the approval of Bishop David Zubik, the District of the Eastern North America’s Provincial/Visitor, Brother Robert Schaefer, FSC, and the support of the Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. Board of Directors along with approval of the Central Catholic High School Board of Directors, Brother Michael Andrejko, FSC, has been named the next Principal for Central Catholic High School (Oakland).

On behalf of the Member Board of the Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc., Bishop David Zubik has appointed Joseph Wilson, 48, as President of North Catholic High School (Cranberry Township) effective November 22, 2021.  

Saint Benedict the Moor elementary school will be closed for in-person instruction effective September 17, 2021, and will resume on Monday, September 27, 2021.  School administrators learned of eight positive COVID cases involving members of the school community in the past four days.

Schools of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will begin the 2021-2022 school year with mandatory masking indoors for students, faculty, and staff -- regardless of vaccination status -- unless medical or developmental conditions prohibit their use.

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, four Catholic schools will soon benefit from St. John Paul II STAR Student tuition assistance, through scholarships available now.

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.