Diocese of Pittsburgh News

Bishop David Zubik announced today that two parishes will merge on January 1, 2024 to create one new parish.

Bishop David Zubik is out of surgery and is in recovery. His surgeon indicated that everything went as expected. The bishop will be in the hospital for a few days and then continue his recovery at the Pastoral Center.

Bishop David Zubik is scheduled for a spinal surgery Monday, November 20, 2023. The surgery is intended to address continuing problems with collapsing discs.

The Christian Leaders Fellowship, an ecumenical group of local bishops and denominational leaders, will lead a prayer service at the annual dedication of the Pittsburgh Crèche, on Friday, November 17 at noon in the plaza in front of US Steel Tower on Grant Street, Downtown.

Bishop David A. Zubik has appointed Matthew J. Stoessel as president of Central Catholic High School in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

The arm of Saint Jude the Apostle, a sacred relic from the Vatican, will be at two sites in the Diocese of Pittsburgh for public veneration.

Bishop David Zubik has asked all people of faith to join a worldwide effort to pray for peace in the Middle East on Tuesday, October 17.

Bishop David Zubik implores all leaders involved to seek ways to diminish the conflict and to pursue justice and peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike.

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.