Calling the need for an evangelization plan "extremely important and urgent" and an effort that has to begin now, Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt met with the clergy of the diocese to outline the need and to give them a chance to respond to ...

If anything was different about this year’s March for Life, it may have been the resolve of the participants, according to one long-time marcher.

The following is Greensburg Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt’s statement about the federal government’s decision Jan. 20 that requires all health plans to cover services contrary to Catholic teaching ...

Every year the faithful of the diocese graciously respond to the annual Diocesan Lenten Appeal (DLA), and 2011 was no exception.

The Diocese of Greensburg will hold its annual special collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe in all parishes the weekend of Feb. 4-5.

Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop William C. Skurla of the Byzantine Eparchy of Passaic, N.J., as archbishop of the Byzantine Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.

World Day for Consecrated Life is celebrated in the church on Feb. 2 and will be observed in parishes on Feb. 4-5. In 1997, Pope John Paul II addressed a formal letter to those he called "Dear Consecrated Persons." In this letter, ...

In 2011, we saw society, our media and the world celebrate the extravagance and elegance of two wedding days with worldwide broadcasts and TV specials.

St. Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of Catholic education. For most of his life, this brilliant saint was either on the giving or receiving end of learning.

Anna Labuda clearly remembers growing up as one of 15 children on her family’s 50-acre farm in Acme. They slept on straw-stuffed mattresses and lived in a log cabin — which meant they were always stuffing the gaps between logs to keep out the elements.

An original musical drama about spiritual warfare continues to hit high notes with inmates at state correctional institutions across Pennsylvania. "Michael & Lucifer," a production of Greensburg-based Alabaster Theatre ...

Felician Sister Mary Anita Bienia is moving to Europe and a new assignment. At age 70, she is ending decades of working in hospital laboratories to begin a new ministry — ...

Jennifer Antkowiak shared touching and humorous stories as she spoke about the role of caregiving and how her faith helped sustain her during the difficult times of her life.

Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School students were thanked for their witness in support of human life by Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt in his homily at the pro-life Mass Jan. 26 at the Connellsville school.

Gospel reading: Mk 1:29-39

Gospel reading: Mk 1:40-45