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Sentimental Piece Of Jewelry Taken From Bishop
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A sentimental piece of jewelry belonging to Bishop David Zubik has gone missing. Zubik wore the six-inch gold and silver cross with vestments every morning during mass at Saint Paul...
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Superior Court Hears Case Over Alleged Abuse By Priest
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A higher court is listening today to a family’s argument that the Catholic Church failed to continue to pay for their loved one’s counseling after alleged abuse by a priest. They...
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Bishop: Obama’s Healthcare Plan Threatens Catholic Service
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Every day, the Catholic Charities health care clinic downtown provides uninsured patients with a complete medical work up from coronary care to free root canals. But Bishop David...
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Man Making Allegations Against Bishop Zubik Tells Story
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The man making accusations of inappropriate contact against Bishop David Zubik has been communicating with KD Investigator Marty Griffin for nearly two months. The man reached out...
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Man Accused Of Trying To Extort Diocese Pleads Guilty
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The man accused of trying to extort money from the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh was in court this morning. Allan Dunlap agreed to plead guilty to a harassment charge in exchange...
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Local Priest In Jail, Facing Child Pornography Charges
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local priest is in jail this weekend, facing charges of child pornography. According to the police criminal complaint, Fr. Bartley Sorensen is facing one count of sexual abuse of...
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Group Wants Answers After Local Priest Arrest
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) want answers from Catholic leaders after a priest was arrested this weekend. They were outside the diocesan office...
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Bishop Zubik Discusses Latest Priest Arrest
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Fr. Bartley Sorensen is accused of having child pornography on his personal laptop and the diocese is launching its own investigation. Bishop David Zubik calls anyone who looks at...
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More Child Pornography Charges Brought Against Local Priest
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There is new evidence against a Catholic priest who was arrested over the weekend on child pornography charges. The KDKA Investigators have learned police executed a search warrant...
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New Details Emerge After Priest Arrested On Child Porn Charges
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A local priest who was arrested on child pornography charges was allegedly traveling overseas to an area notorious for its sex industry. Sources close to the investigation told the...
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Priest Facing Child Pornography Charges Waives To Trial
PITTSBURGH (KDKA0 – A local priest who was arrested on child pornography charges will be heading to trial. Rev. Bartley Sorensen waived the charges to court at a hearing Tuesday morning. His attorney...
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Bishop Zubik Unhappy With Obama Administration
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Catholic Bishop David Zubik used strong words today to describe his unhappiness at the Obama Administration. The issue is over whether Catholic-run institutions should be required...
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Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Announces Closure Of 2 Schools
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two schools in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh are closing due to declining enrollment and ongoing financial problems. The merged Bishop Leonard-St. Mary of the Mount Academy on...
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Mounting Debt Forces Closure Of 2 More Catholic School
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese is being forced to close two more of its schools. Officials said declining enrollment and changing times are the reasons for the closures. Parents...
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Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Announces Closures, Changes
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Declining enrollment and high operating costs are forcing the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to make more tough decisions. Two Catholic schools in the East Hills, Word of God in...
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Catholic Diocese Files Lawsuit Over Birth Control Mandate
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Led by Bishop David Zubik, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Catholic Charities and Catholic Cemeteries filed a 60-page lawsuit against the Obama administration’s Health and Human...
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Priest Facing Child Pornography Charges Pleads Guilty
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local priest indicted on child pornography charges is facing prison time after pleading guilty Wednesday in federal court. Fr. Bartley Sorensen was arrested in December 2011 after...
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Source: Priest Invited Minor To Drink Alcohol
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sources close to the investigation tell the KD Investigators that Father Daniel Valentine’s Facebook posts involved an invitation to a minor to drink alcohol and that they have...
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Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Looking To Raise $125 Million
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – When St. Paul Cathedral was completed in 1906 it had cost the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh $1.1 million. That amounts to nearly $30 million in today’s dollars. It was not...
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Thursday’s KDKA Afternoon News: Hurricane Sandy, Pittsburgh Diocese & More
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Here is your chance to catch up on all the exciting and informative interview’s on the Thursday edition of the KDKA Afternoon News. To open the show, KDKA Radio’s...
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