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The Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg to ordain three deacons to priesthood
Midstate Pennsylvania will soon have three new Priests, according to the Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg. The Catholic Diocese ...
Pittsburgh diocese's new bishop, Mark Eckman, mentioned in 2018 Grand Jury report
Bishop Mark Eckman, the Vatican’s pick to lead Pittsburgh’s diocese, was mentioned multiple times in a 2018 Pennsylvania ...
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Pennsylvania Catholic diocese, facing new sexual abuse lawsuits, files for bankruptcy
The Diocese of Harrisburg on Wednesday became the first Catholic diocese to seek bankruptcy protection in Pennsylvania, a state that led the nation in investigating sexual abuse by priests when ...
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More than 78 predator priests still paid by Catholic church in Pennsylvania
Decades after their crimes were reported and largely ignored, more than 78 priests accused of child sex abuse still collect paychecks and pensions from Pennsylvania dioceses. Each of those ...
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Pope Leo XIV Taps Pittsburgh Auxiliary Bishop Mark Eckman to Lead Diocese
A Pittsburgh native, Bishop Zubik spent his entire priestly and episcopal career in the diocese, which serves nearly 628,000 ...
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Pennsylvania diocese puts retired police officers in Catholic schools to protect, ‘mentor’
A diocese in Pennsylvania is working to keep students safe by hiring retired police officers who become not only security detail but also mentors at each Catholic school. Days after his ...