Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The Deacon's Bench

Home
Catholic
Religion News

Pittsburgh

Select a Category "Mad Men" 9/11 advent All Things New Amazing video amazing videos amazon america Anglicans Anti-Catholicism art ascension thursday ash wednesday Atheists baltimore Bible Bishops Blogging bonnie engstrom Books bridgeport Brooklyn Chaplains children christian art christmas Church Churches CNEWA Converts criticism Deacons Death Penalty easter eastern christian Eastern Christians Ecumenism education Education Eucharist Europe euthanasia Evangelization Exorcism Family Feasts Gay rights Good Friday Great links Great Moments in Journalism Hanging with the saints heather renshaw Hispanic Catholics Hispanics History homelies Homilies Humor Hymn of the Week Immigration indianapolis Inspiration Interfaith news ireland Jesus Jews Journalism Judaism lent Liturgy logos Marriage Mary Media Medical news Mental health Middle East Monks Movies Music Muslims My world and welcome to it New Evangelization new york News Nuns Parenting Parish life peoria Persecution politics Politics Pope pope francis pope john paul Prayer Preaching Priests Pro-life Quote of the day radio rebecca frech ripp Ripped from the headlines rippred from the headlines Sacraments saints Scripture sex abuse Sex abuse crisis SEX ABUSE CRISIS TAGGED WITH: SEX ABUSE CRISIS The people in the pews the visitation project theatre This & that Thomas Merton Trappists TV Uncategorized uncategorized Vatican VATICAN vocation Vocations Voices & Views Women Worth a thousand words Writing Year of Faith year of mercy young people

Select a Month December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010

October 2019

October 15, 2019

Andy Warhol, Catholic

As he became a celebrity artist, Warhol maintained some of his Catholic practices while his...

August 2019

August 14, 2019

Pittsburgh parish cancels festival after ‘disturbing’ handwritten letter

A sign of the times: A Pennsylvania parish has cancelled a scheduled festival in...

March 2019

March 19, 2019

Beautiful: Pittsburgh Jewish Group Creates Fund to Support New Zealand Muslims

Details: With the shock still fresh and hearts still mending some five months after the...

January 2019

January 11, 2019

He knew: Documents show Wuerl reported allegations against McCarrick to Vatican in 2004

Details: Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl knew of sexual misconduct allegations against ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick and...

November 2018

November 05, 2018

Pittsburgh Catholic parishes will hold special collection for Tree of Life Synagogue

Details: Every parish in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will have a special collection this...

November 04, 2018

Jewish nurse who treated alleged Pittsburgh gunman: ‘Love. That is why I did it.’

The story of Ari Mahler has gained a lot of attention: The nurse who cared...

November 04, 2018

WATCH: A message of strength and hope from Tree of Life congregant

The world needs this today. And every day. Watch.

November 02, 2018

‘May their memory be a blessing’: NBC closes the Nightly News with the Kaddish

This may be a first for network news: Cantor Azi Schwartz of the Park Avenue...

November 01, 2018

‘Blessed are they who mourn’: Homily for November 1, 2018, All Saints Day

“Blessed are they who mourn.” How striking it is to hear these words right now....

October 2018

October 30, 2018

Rabbi decries epidemic of hate: ‘We need to be better than this’

God help us: Jeffrey Myers, the Pittsburgh rabbi who watched as 11 of his congregants...

October 29, 2018

‘If you hate Jews, you hate Jesus’

Baptist theologian Russell Moore offers us an important Christian message in the aftermath of Pittsburgh:...

October 29, 2018

What we have come to: GOP candidate heckled during moment of silence for Pittsburgh

I don't care what your political affiliation, this is just abhorrent: Signaling how high the...

October 28, 2018

Solidarity: Muslims raise $60,000 for Pittsburgh synagogue victims—UPDATED

From The Forward: A crowdfunding campaign formed by two Muslim groups has raised more than...

October 28, 2018

A prayer for Pittsburgh: Homily for October 28, 2018, 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

It happened exactly 53 years ago today. On October 28th 1965, St. Paul VI issued...

August 2018

August 21, 2018

Priest who admitted giving teen porn and a back rub was still in ministry this year

From KDKA in Pittsburgh: Until three months ago, retired priest Richard Terdine, accused of molesting...

June 2018

June 06, 2018

The journey of faith, I guess, has its ups and downs

And here are two priests from the Diocese of Pittsburgh to prove it. This brief...

April 2018

April 24, 2018

Crunch time: Pittsburgh to announce major consolidation of parishes, resources

Details: The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh counts 632,138 people as members of its fold, though...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

Pittsburgh reminds Catholics: it’s a big Church

CNS photo/Chuck Austin, Pittsburgh Catholic From CNS: An all-night vigil Sept. 13-14 at a Byzantine...

September 18, 2013

Professional and poor: the story of Margaret Mary Vojtko—UPDATED

I think this is a story that needs to be told. When we think of...

June 2013

June 17, 2013

Ordination Update: 25 New Deacons for Pittsburgh

They are a diverse bunch: The men of the deacon class of 2013, who have...

May 2013

May 02, 2013

Carnegie Mellon president apologizes for “highly offensive” pope parody

You may remember this story from earlier. Details: A Carnegie Mellon University coed's semi-nude papal...

September 2012

September 09, 2012

Parishioners tackle purse snatcher during Mass

Details: The suspect accused in a string of purse thefts in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill section...

July 2012

July 15, 2012

“Go and announce the gospel of the Lord”

That was the theme of the retreat I preached this weekend to the deacons of...

December 2011

December 11, 2011

Saints in storage: inside Pittsburgh’s warehouses for used religious items

Another sign of the times, from Pittsburgh: warehouses for used tabernacles, statues and religious items:...

June 2011

June 11, 2011

Men of steel: number of deacons more than doubles in Pittsburgh

A reader sent me the picture below: dalmatics and stoles awaiting their deacons before today's...