Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh

Monthly Archives: June 2015

Father Frank Almade

PROGRESS IN OUR PARISHES

Our Campaign for The Church Alive! has reached a significant milestone in addressing extraordinary needs across the Diocese of Pittsburgh—more than $20 million now has been distributed to parishes for projects and programs.

The goal of the campaign is to help sustain and strengthen parishes, invigorate evangelization, revitalize sacramental life, support education and formation in the faith, train clergy and lay leaders, and serve the poor and marginalized.

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Catholic education always has been at the heart of the Church’s mission.

THE VALUE OF A CATHOLIC EDUCATION

Why would a single mother of eight who’s struggling to pay the bills give up everything so that her children could attend their parish school? Why would a father of four who’s been downsized do the same? What about a parish school teacher whose wife was laid off months ago?

No matter the hardship, they value a Catholic education, and their personal sacrifices demonstrate why tuition assistance from the Bishop’s Education Fund is critical to the future of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

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