Two years after Russia invaded their country, five Ukrainian refugee families are living in Westmoreland County through a Catholic Diocese of Greensburg mission, an initiative to help them get a fresh start while easing the region’s worker shortage. “It is my prayer that when we, the ecumenical, business and community
With Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday falling on the same day this year, some Catholics may have been seeking dispensation of practices associated with the day that begins the Lenten season. Bishop David Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Bishop Larry Kulik of the Diocese of Greensburg said the day considered to be one […]
With Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday falling on the same day this year, some Catholics may have been seeking dispensation of practices associated with the day that begins the Lenten season. Bishop David Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Bishop Larry Kulik of the Diocese of Greensburg said the day considered to be one […]
About 20 volunteers bustled about the sanctuary of St. Bartholomew parish in Crabtree one morning this week, converting the simple country church into an elaborately decorated sanctuary. Garlands and wreaths now hang from the balcony, as a decorated tree and Nativity scene fill the space. The group of helpers, primarily
On March 10, 1951, Pope Pius XII created the Diocese of Greensburg. If a parish is the spiritual house of a Catholic, a diocese is a kind of religious municipality. It is the governmental unit of the Catholic Church — larger than a city, smaller than a state. Greensburg is