Administrators at Mary of Nazareth Catholic School (White Oak) have made the decision to move to remote learning after the Thanksgiving break in the midst of increasing numbers of positive COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County.  No positive tests have been reported to the school.  The action is being taking in an effort to keep students and staff healthy and safe.

Northside Catholic Assumption Academy (Brighton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA) will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday November 17, 2020, to allow necessary time for contact tracing after a person associated with the school tested positive for COVID-19.

Out of an abundance of caution and in collaboration with health and safety protocols from local, state, and federal health agencies, the pre-school programs at Holy Sepulcher Catholic Elementary School (Butler, PA) will close until after Thanksgiving break.

Out of an abundance of caution and in collaboration with health and safety protocols from local, state, and federal health agencies, one of the preschool classes at Archangel Gabriel Catholic School (McKees Rocks/Robinson will participate in virtual learning for the next 14 days, ending November 28, 2020.  

Central Catholic High school (Oakland, PA) will move to virtual learning for all students starting Monday, November 16, 2020.  Students will return to Central Catholic for in-person learning on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, unless otherwise noted.  

It is in an abundance of caution that Butler Catholic and St. Wendelin Elementary Schools (Butler, PA) will be moving to total remote learning beginning Monday, November 16, 2020. 

After receiving a report of a third person testing positive for COVID-19, Central Catholic High School (Oakland, PA) has made the decision to close tomorrow, Thursday, November 12, 2020. The cases appear to be independent of each other, and there is no evidence of internal spread of the virus.

With today’s release of the McCarrick report and recognizing the many victims for whom this report will reopen deep wounds, I express my sorrow and shame that that anyone representing the Church sexually abused them or turned a deaf ear to their cries.

In collaboration with health and safety protocols from local, state, and federal health agencies, Holy Spirit Academy including the preschool (New Castle, PA) will shift to virtual learning until after the Thanksgiving break. 

Out of an abundance of caution and in collaboration with health and safety protocols from local, state, and federal health agencies, the sixth grade at Holy Sepulcher Catholic Elementary School (Butler, PA) will participate in virtual learning for the next 14 days.

Out of an abundance of caution with guidance from health professionals who are encouraging vigilance and caution in the midst of an increase in positive COVID cases locally, as well as across the country, the Diocese of Pittsburgh will delay the start of the elementary school basketball season until January 2021. 

Following guidance from the Allegheny County Health Department, Seton La Salle High School (Mt. Lebanon) will have a virtual learning day tomorrow (Friday) and the school building will be closed for all activities at least through Sunday, November 8, 2020.

Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Pennsylvania Department of Health protocols, along with guidance from the Allegheny County Health Department, 19 people involved with the Sacred Heart Elementary School (Pittsburgh/Shadyside) volleyball team will participate in online learning for 14 days.

For Christmas 2020, in alignment with the Holy See and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Divine Worship, Bishop David Zubik has granted permission for Christmas Vigil Masses to begin as early as 2:00 pm on December 24th in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

With an additional positive COVID-19 test reported on October 27, six people associated with St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School in Upper Saint Clair are now diagnosed with the virus. 

The Catholic Church worldwide will truly be blessed by Pope Francis’ choice of Archbishop Wilton Gregory to serve in the College of Cardinals.

A person associated with one of the kindergarten classes at Archangel Gabriel Catholic School (McKees Rocks/Robinson) has tested positive for COVID-19. Out of an abundance of caution, all members of that class will participate in virtual learning for the next 14 days.

There are two new COVID-19 situations, and two updates in cases announced earlier this week from schools within the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. With an abundance of caution and a focus on keeping school communities safe, actions are taken based on medical guidance as offered through those health agencies.

Twenty-three students in an eighth grade homeroom and nearly 50 people involved with the football program at St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School in Upper St. Clair will quarantine for 14 days and continue classes online. This action comes after the school was notified that a second person tested positive for COVID-19.

The Holy Father’s recent comments on the passage of a law for civil unions for homosexual persons reflect his pastoral approach to persons who may be on the peripheries of society. His comments in no way signal a departure from the teaching of the Catholic Church concerning marriage or homosexuality. It speaks, rather, of a pastoral approach to these issues.