Pittsburgh Diocese announces list of Holy Week events ahead of Easter holiday

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has announced a list of planned events for the Holy Week leading up to the Easter holiday. The Diocese announced that Bishop David Zubik will offer Holy Week liturgies at Saint Paul Cathedral beginning with Palm Sunday on April 2, and culminating with the celebration of the Easter Vigil on April 8. A number of liturgies will also be live-streamed on the Diocese’s YouTube page. “Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday commemorate Jesus’ sacrificial suffering, death and Resurrection. Christians believe that Jesus died in their place to atone for their sins, rose from…