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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Parishioners filled the pews at Madonna del Castello Church in Pittsburgh for one final Mass yesterday as church consolidation starts within St. Joseph the Worker Parish. The Rev. Michael Stumpf, the pastor of that Parish, announced on October 23rd, 2025 that Saint Maurice Church in Forest Hills will take on all parishioners. The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh cited declining attendance for Mass and financial strains in its decision to close these seven churches. Madonna del Castello Church was one of seven churches that will be closing permanently in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and here are the other six churches that will be closing and the times and dates they will be closing:

Tonight, (March 3rd) at 7 p.m. – Sacred Heart Church

Tomorrow (March 4th) at 7 p.m. – Good Shepherd Church

Thursday, March 5th at 7 p.m. – St. Jude the Apostle Church

Monday, March 9th at 7 p.m. – St. John Fisher Church

Tuesday, March 10th at 7 p.m. – St. Anselm Church

Wednesday, March 11th at 7 p.m. – St. Colman Church

The new weekend schedule starts on Saturday, March 14, which is when all Masses will be celebrated at St. Maurice Church.