2026 ByzanTeen Splash Bash & More!
The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry invites all teens (7th Grade through High School) to 2026 ByzanTeen Splash Bash & More! Date: August 8, 2026 (Saturday) Schedule: 10:00 AM Registration at St. Nicholas Chapel […]
Catholic Assistance for Sex Abuse Survivors
“I am deeply sorry. God weeps,” said Pope Francis last September after meeting with several sexual abuse survivors during his visit to Philadelphia. All of us in the Catholic community […]
Get ready for Faith & Fun!
9th Annual day for altar servers. It’s time again for the Office of Vocations to host “Faith & Fun Day” for active Altar Servers on WEDNESDAY, JULY 20. The day […]
Attention all Cantors
All voices welcome to lead 2016 pilgrimage services. It is now almost summer, and the year-round planning process continues for the 82nd Annual Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Perpetual Help […]
Bishop John Pazak, CSsR enthronement date
Bishop John Pazak, CSSR enthronement date set newly appointed head of Phoenix Eparchy to begin his tenure July 20. Bishop John S. Pazak, CSSR, who on May 7 was named […]
Panel of experts address Clergy Days participants: sexual abuse laws, financial reporting, legal issues among presentations
Clergy from all corners of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh once again converged at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Munhall, Pa. for Presbyteral (Clergy) Days. Held Tuesday May 31 and Wednesday June 1, the annual Spring meeting brings together parish pastors, administrators, deacons and retired priests for the dissemination of information, group discussion, and collegial fellowship essential to pastoral life.
Communications Director for the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC), Amy B. Hill was the first speaker of the 2016 Clergy Days convocation. She covered the very sensitive and emotionally charged topic of child sexual abuse and shared information regarding the Statute of Limitations (SoL) on reporting abuse in Pennsylvania (House Bill 1947). Hill emphasized that the Catholic Church is not at all opposed to accepting responsibility for abuse that happened in the past. “This is not a debate between the Church and survivors of abuse,” she said, adding that in actuality it is about priests, churches, parishioners being held responsible for paying hefty, financially devastating judgments resulting from lawsuits.
“The bottom line here is not the money – it is that children were hurt. We agree that if a child was hurt, then the perpetrators must be brought to justice,” Hill reasoned. “However, is the money settlement really going to make the issue any better when it bankrupts entire faith communities?”
Continuing the child abuse laws and reporting discussion was Attorney Cathy Chromulak, Legal Counsel for the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.
Slavjane in 40th Concert
“Save the Date” for the 40th annual Slavjane Folk Ensemble concert on Saturday, June 11. This year’s show will be held in Moon Township, Pa. at Robert Morris University’s Colonial […]
Sister Vitalia Tomcho, OSBM enters into new life after 106 earthly years
Sister Vitalia Tomcho would have celebrated her 107th birthday in early June. Instead, she celebrated her patronal Feast Day by entering into the Heavenly Kingdom on Friday morning, April 22, […]
USCCB President Reacts to Supreme Court HHS Mandate Decision
WASHINGTON (May 16, 2016) — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in the case of Zubik v. Burwell, in which Catholic and other religious organizations are […]
Choir Program a Fine Paschal Season Finale
Guest readers enhance afternoon presentation at cathedral As the days of Pascha drew to a close, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Munhall, Pa. provided a joyous gathering […]