By The Catholic Accent UNIONTOWN – Fayette County has 15 private schools, including two Catholic grade schools and one Catholic high school. But only one of them has the distinction of being named 2023 Best in Fayette County. St. John…
WASHINGTON – The Catholic Church in the United States will commemorate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 5-11. Each year, national Catholic organizations, dioceses, schools, and local parish communities sponsor events and provide different resources to raise awareness for vocations, and…
CONNELLSVILLE – Oct. 30 – Ecumenical leaders, community and board members gathered at Alternatives. Yes. Pregnancy Support Center in Connellsville, as Bishop Larry J. Kulick blessed a new ultrasound machine at the facility and dedicated the room housing the machine…
By Logan Johnson Intern The Catholic Accent UNIONTOWN- The Vocational Ministry Team in the Roman Catholic Parishes of Southern Fayette County recently organized a celebration to mark the 15th anniversary of the vocations chapel at Saint Therese the Little Flower…
By Maria Guzzo Contributing Writer NEW KENSINGTON –More than 200 parishioners filled St. Mary of Czestochowa Church Aug. 26 to experience Bishop Larry J. Kulick blessing their church building, now fully renovated after a tornado ripped off half its roof…
Sister Frances Rooney, CSJ, 96, died Wednesday, October 25, 2023, in the 79th year of her religious life. The daughter of Francis and Mary Fleischauer Rooney, Sister Frances entered the Congregation from Annunciation in Pittsburgh. From 1948-64, Sister Frances taught…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the humanitarian crisis and the need to de-escalate violence in the region. “I renew my appeal for…
By Jerry Zufelt Special to The Catholic Accent GREENSBURG — As The Bethlehem Project gathered to remember and celebrate its 25 years as a housing ministry of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish, Helene Paharik, one of the founding leaders of the…
By The Catholic Accent GREENSBURG — Over the next three years, the Diocese of Greensburg will explore and implement three faith formation models for students in religious education programs. Each of the programs will be designed to give parents or…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, All of us have been horrified by the recent events in the Holy Land. There are hardly words that describe the atrocities that are occurring seemingly without any solution for peace in the foreseeable…
