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In light of ongoing winter weather conditions across western Pennsylvania, Bishop Mark Eckman of the Diocese of Pittsburgh is reminding the faithful to prioritize personal health and safety when discerning whether to attend Mass this weekend.

Two highly experienced musicians have been chosen to be the music directors for the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s Office of Sacred Music and Saint Paul Cathedral Parish. John Sittard will be the new director and Luke Ponce will be the associate director.

With the significant winter storm forecast to impact western Pennsylvania this weekend, Bishop Mark Eckman has granted a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for all Catholics in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Finding a Mass for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day has been made easier with our online resource. Be sure to check with parish websites for any changes.

This Advent season is a time to reflect on the love of Christ we share, to prepare for Christmas and look forward to finding new ways to build on hope with renewed zeal for acts of faith and charity in the coming year,” said Bishop Mark Eckman.

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 21, 2025, at noon in the plaza in front of US Steel Tower on Grant Street, Downtown. At the Crèche blessing, the Blessed Trinity Academy band and children’s choir will be performing seasonal music from 11:30am to noon.

While Church teaching recognizes the right of a nation to enforce its laws and control its border, it also uplifts and defends the rights and dignity of the human person, including the migrant. They have become people who are often unjustly scapegoated for the social ills of our nation and dehumanized, often referred to as “criminals” or “illegals."

The Diocese of Pittsburgh affirms the establishment of Saint Cyril of Alexandria Academy on the campus of Christ Our Savior Parish in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood. The new school will open in September 2026 and will be operated by the Miraculous Medal Academies Foundation, which also oversees South Hills Catholic Academy.

The Young Catholic Professionals of Pittsburgh gathered at the Diocesan Pastoral Center for Mass, fellowship, and a talk by Bishop Mark Eckman.

The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is making it easier than ever for individuals and businesses to transform their Pennsylvania state tax dollars into tuition assistance for Catholic school students, at no additional cost to them.

A fire occurred at the Saint Ann site of Saint Matthias Parish in Waynesburg, Greene County overnight.

We are devastated by the horrific violence that shattered what should have been a holy moment of grace at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where children had gathered for a back-to-school Mass.

The Diocese of Pittsburgh will release the 2025 Superintendent’s Report for Catholic schools at a news conference Wednesday, August 27 at 11 a.m. at the Diocesan Pastoral Center.

It is with a heavy heart that I join our neighbors in mourning after the tragic explosions earlier today at the Clairton Coke Works. My deepest prayers are with the person who has died, with those who are injured, and with the workers who are still missing. I pray especially for their families, friends, co-workers, and all who are carrying heavy worry in their hearts.

The Diocese of Pittsburgh is sharing photos of the hateful vandalism discovered last week at Triumph of the Holy Cross parish, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church (Pleasant Hills) with the hope that it will prompt someone in the community to come forward with information that may assist investigators in identifying those responsible.

It is with great sorrow that I address the hateful vandalism at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Church (Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish) in Pleasant Hills. The anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic messages left behind have wounded not only the people of this parish but every member of our diocesan family. This holy place, meant for prayer, community, and the merciful presence of God has been violated in a deeply painful way.

The Bishop David A. Zubik: Church Alive! Scholarship has been established to help students in diocesan Catholic high schools who are excited about their faith to display it in exemplary ways.

On July 14 at 2:30 p.m. in Saint Paul Cathedral, Bishop Mark A. Eckman will be installed as the 13th bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. All are welcome to attend.