Central Catholic High School is celebrating an historic moment in its nearly 100-year existence, as it prepares to welcome a new principal, effective July 1, 2024.

Bishop David Zubik has appointed Lauren Martin as Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Pittsburgh effective July 1, 2024. Martin brings with her extensive experience in Catholic educational leadership.

As an already terrible war in the Middle East threatens to escalate, I ask everyone to pray for peace in the lands of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; of Ishmael and Hagar; of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

About 2,000 educators and school administrators from across North America will gather at Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Education Center April 2-4, 2024 for the annual convention of the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA). The NCEA is the largest private, professional education association in the world.

We turn to our faith for comfort and strength as we watch the intense rescue efforts unfold in Baltimore. May we join in prayer for all those involved and impacted by this tragic event.

Palm Sunday through Easter is the holiest week of the Church year, when Christians celebrate the Passion, death, and Resurrection of Jesus. Through Holy Week, Bishop David Zubik will celebrate liturgies at Saint Paul Cathedral and host community events to help the faithful enter into the mystery of these sacred days.

This year, February 14 is also Ash Wednesday, one of the most sacred days of the year for all Christians. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer and penance meant to help convert our minds and hearts back to God, who is the source of all love.

Pittsburgh City Council passed a proclamation on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, commending the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh for its commitment to excellent spiritual and academic education as it celebrates Catholic Schools Week.

The 2024 superintendent’s report for Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh shows that schools that are thriving, with 2023 test scores exceeding national standards by wide margins.

After nearly five years of leadership as Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Michelle Peduto has made the heartfelt decision to retire from her position effective June 30, 2024

Auxiliary Bishop William Waltersheid will celebrate a festive Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass on the evening of Tuesday, December 12, 2023, in Saint Paul Cathedral, Oakland.

Advent, the season when Christians prepare their hearts to receive Jesus anew at Christmas, is a time of prayer and return to the sacraments of confession and the Eucharist. This year preparations coincide with the National Eucharistic Revival and with the diocesan emphasis on evangelization through The Church Forward!.

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.