Emma Monastery News Today

Arts • Westmoreland Performing Arts will perform “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 8 p.m. and midnight Oct. 27 and 28 at the Westmoreland County Community College Science Hall Theatre. Tickets: 724-672-3322 or westmorelandperformingarts.com. Church News • Greensburg Church of the Brethren will host a revival “Jesus Is Coming” at 6

KIPLING, Mich. — Vira (Texie) Leonardi of Kipling, Michigan, passed away from natural causes on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the age of 92. Vira lived life t

The Rev. Warren D. Murrman, OSB, a member of the St. Vincent Seminary faculty for 54 years, was presented with the Nova et Vetera Award for “distinguished service to seminary

A Lantern Saint Tour is returning for a second year at St. Emma Monastery in Hempfield, expanding from one to two days, with about a dozen lives of saints to explore. The event, which benefits the Benedictine nuns at the monastery, is set for 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28

Dr. William Ryckman and his wife Mary of Scottdale were among a group of adults and students from the Diocese of Greensburg who went to Australia for World Youth Day

There will be plenty of peace and quiet at St. Emma Monastery this weekend, for those who seek it out. About 70 people who are attending a silent retreat at the Hempfield community will bask in the quiet among the Benedictine nuns there. “People are bombarded by every spectrum of

Greensburg Catholic Schoolhouse and St. Emma Monastery hosted a Lantern Saint Tour last week in honor of the feasts of All Saints and All Souls. All Saints Day was Monday, and All Souls Day is today. Lantern-lit walking tours were held on the grounds of the monastery in Hempfield, with

Greensburg Catholic Schoolhouse and St. Emma Monastery on Friday will host the first Lantern Saint Tour. The lantern-lit walking tour around the grounds of the monastery, located at 1001 Harvey St. in Hempfield, will feature live saint portrayals in honor of the feasts of All Saints and All Souls. All

Monsignor Larry Kulick wondered who would lead the Diocese of Greensburg after Bishop Edward Malesic was installed in the Diocese of Cleveland in September. How easily would the new bishop fit in with the 126,000 Catholics in the 78 parishes in Westmoreland, Indiana, Fayette and Armstrong counties? Would he have a sense of humor? Would he like pierogis, pizza and the Terrible Towel? “I have been fervently praying for the announcement,” he said about Pope Francis’s anticipated app...

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Mother Mary Anne Noll (left) Prioress of St. Emma Monastery, watches as Tobin’s Lawn Care employees prepare Moravian stars for hanging in the trees at the monastery on Monday in Hempfield. The light-up displays in front of the monastery this year are being held outdoors, allowing visitors to view the display from their car, complete with Christmas carols that can be listened from a smartphone QR code. Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Jim Crider, an employee with T...