ETERNAL MEMORY! VIČNAJA PAMJAT’! ALL SOULS SATURDAY “The Holy Fathers were convinced that the commemoration of the departed by alms and sacrifices (Divine Liturgies) brings great comfort and benefit to them.” (SYNAXARION FOR MEAT-FARE SATURDAY) O Church, equally observed in … Continue reading
Very Reverend Ronald Barusefski appointed Rector of the Seminary
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever! Archbishop William announced today that effective Tuesday, September 19, 2023: Bishop-elect Robert Pipta is relieved as Seminary Rector and member of the Seminary Board of Directors,and that Very Reverend Ronald Barusefski is appointed Rector … Continue reading
Pope appoints Very Rev. Robert Mark Pipta as sixth Bishop of Parma
Bishop-Elect Robert Mark Pipta “It is with the greatest joy that I inform you that our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed the Very Rev. Robert Mark Pipta as the sixth Bishop of Parma. Father Pipta is a priest … Continue reading
Assembly 2023 Letter from Archbishop William
Asssembly 2023 Archbishop Letter
November 2023 and issues of The Byzantine Catholic World
The Byzantine Catholic World NOVEMBER 2023 The Byzantine Catholic World OCTOBER 2023 The Byzantine Catholic World SEPTEMBER 2023 The Byzantine Catholic World AUGUST 2023 The Byzantine Catholic World JULY 2023 The Byzantine Catholic World JUNE 2023 The Byzantine Catholic World … Continue reading
Cantor Participation Form 2024
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“Theotokos, Loving Protectress of All”
89th annual Pilgrimage in Honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at Mount St. Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. By David Mayernik Jr. Editor Sister Sister Elaine Kisinko, OSBM, asked those gathered for the annual Children’s Procession during the 89th … Continue reading
“I perceive the Holy Spirit calling me”
Byzantine Catholic Seminary School of Diaconate Studies welcomes new class By John “Randy” Tomko St. Michael, Hermitage, Pa. As a current first year student in the School of Diaconate Studies of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh, I have begun … Continue reading
“A real gift from God”
Reader Tyler Wisniewski ordained to Sub-diaconate, Diaconate by Metropolitan Archbishop William C. Skurla at St. John the Baptist Cathedral By The Byzantne Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh Metropolitan Archbishop William C. Skurla ordained Reader Tyler Edward Wisniewski to the Sub-Diaconate … Continue reading
“Communion, Participation, Mission”
Sixty-seven attendees gather at Cathedral to discuss Synod By The Byzantine Catholic Office of Religious Education All four eparchies — the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, Eparchy of Passaic, Eparchy of Parma and the Eparchy of Phoenix — participated in … Continue reading
Campus Ministry reaches out to local colleges
Newly established program offers access to “full richness and beauty” of Eastern Catholic tradition The chaplains of the Pittsburgh Byzantine Catholic Campus Ministry — Father Miron Kerul’-Kmec Jr., Father David Abernethy, and Father Michael Kunitz — in front of … Continue reading
WORLD NEWS (Catholic News Service)
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- Archbishop Broglio visits Ukraine, meets with military chaplains
- Seminarian’s cross made from an old pew part of new seminary’s future
- Eritrean authorities free Catholic bishop held 75 days in prison
- Papal calendar: 2023 holds important events for Pope Francis
- Two books on experiencing Catholicism have lessons to teach, flaws
- Love comes first, pope says in letter on teaching of St. Francis de Sales
- UPDATE: Pope Francis asks prayers for ailing Pope Benedict
- Pope Francis says retired Pope Benedict is ‘very sick’
- Update: Priest weathers Christmas blizzard on fireboat celebrating Mass for two
- Priest weathers Christmas blizzard on fireboat celebrating Mass for two
- Parish serves up food for the hungry with food truck, message of hope
- Another year of ‘limbo on earth’ for immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers
- Salvadoran cardinal recalls in book rough seas of his episcopacy, Romero
- Ukrainian archbishop urges people to celebrate Christmas even amid war
- Listen to the cries of the newborn Prince of Peace, pope says on Christmas
- Zelenskyy shows ‘Americans need Ukraine,’ says Archbishop Gudziak