Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh

Monthly Archives: October 2016

Auxiliary Bishop William Winter and Father Philip Przybyla review architectural plans for the renovation and expansion of St. John Vianney Manor. Photo Credit : Bob Dewitt

GIVING BACK TO OUR SHEPHERDS

The retired priests of the diocese have taken care of God’s people for decades. Now the faithful are giving back to them through a much-needed expansion of St. John Vianney Manor retirement home.

Sacrificial gifts to Our Campaign for The Church Alive! are helping to support the first major renovation of the facility since it was built on the campus of St. Paul Seminary in Crafton in 1961 and later became a home for retired priests.

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NEW WAYS TO SPREAD THE WORD

With more people responding to images on a screen rather than words on paper, the Diocese of Pittsburgh is finding new ways of taking the gospel to the Millennial generation while staying connected to older audiences.

A grant made possible by sacrificial gifts through Our Campaign for The Church Alive! will provide mobile video production equipment, a new editing suite, and remote-control HD video cameras to televise Masses from St. Paul Cathedral.

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