Diocese of Pittsburgh Coronavirus Guidance

As variants of the COVID-19 virus continue to spread, the Diocese of Pittsburgh is updating safety procedures at Mass and Bishop David Zubik is urging everyone to get vaccinated and to wear masks when indoors with others.
Effective immediately:

•  All ministers of the Eucharist, ushers and greeters must wear masks while engaging in their ministries,regardless of their vaccination status.
•  As a change in a previous announcement, outdoor Masses may continue until further notice.

Bishop Zubik met virtually on Friday August 6, 2021, with all the Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania and signed their joint statement about COVID safety and the Mass. As previously announced, the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days will resume on the weekend of August 14-15, but with the age-old exemptions for those who are sick, at risk, are caregivers and also for those with concerns about being in a crowd due to COVID.
“Our response to the pandemic falls under the commandment, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’,” Bishop Zubik wrote in the attached letter to clergy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
“For us as members of the Church of Pittsburgh, any response to COVID must be guided by the Catholic social principles of solidarity and the common good. It is impossible in these circumstances to make decisions that affect one person alone. COVID affects the whole community, so we must act with the whole community in mind.”
He urged everyone to follow CDC guidance with regard to masks and vaccinations.