Bishop Senior Offers Reflection on Saint Patrick
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Most Reverend Timothy C. Senior, Bishop of Harrisburg, offers the following reflection as we approach the feast day of Saint Patrick, the Patron Saint of the…
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2024 Holy Week Liturgies with Bishop Senior
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Most Reverend Timothy C. Senior, Bishop of Harrisburg, will be the chief celebrant for Holy Week liturgies from Saint Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg. Holy Week is…
Bishop Senior Offers Reflection on Saint Patrick
March 17, 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we celebrate our patronal feast, we remember the zeal with which Saint Patrick proclaimed the Catholic Faith to the people…
Lenten Message from Bishop Senior
February 14, 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Lent is the Church’s annual retreat when we are invited to focus on our relationship with Jesus Christ, to center our…
Bishop Senior’s World Day of the Sick Letter
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Each year, the World Day of the Sick affords us the opportunity to pray for the infirm and to reflect upon the various ways illness affects us personally and collectively. In his message for this year, Pope Francis reminds us that we are called…
Bishop Senior’s Black History Month Letter
February 1, 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we begin the annual commemoration of Black History Month, with our fellow Americans we honor the legacies of African Americans…
Bishop Senior’s Catholic Schools Week Letter
January 26, 2024 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, As we begin our annual celebration of Catholic Schools Week, we are given the opportunity to celebrate the unparalleled role of…
Diocesan Decree on Traditionis Custodes
December 28, 2023 Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Pope Francis issued a decree motu proprio, on July 16, 2021, entitled Traditionis custodes regulating the use of the 1962 Missale…
Bishop Senior’s Christmas Letter
Dear Brothers and Sisters, With the entire Christian world, we proclaim joyfully the Christmas message, “For a child is born to us, a son is given us. … They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:5).”
Bishop Senior Releases Statement on Pastoral Blessings
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Bishop Senior issued the statement below regarding today’s declaration from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith: “Today, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of…
Bishop Senior Releases Statement on New Auxiliary Bishops of Philadelphia
HARRISBURG, Pa. – This morning, Bishop Timothy Senior, Bishop of Harrisburg and former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, released the following statement: “I offer my congratulations and prayerful best wishes to…
Bishop Senior Releases Statement on the Start of Hanukah
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Bishop Timothy Senior, Bishop of Harrisburg, released the following message today on the start of Hanukah: Dear Sisters and Brothers of the Jewish Community, As you…
Discover Catholic Schools this November
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Catholic schools in the Diocese of Harrisburg are gearing up for Discover Catholic Schools Week, celebrated November 12-18, 2023. Discover Catholic Schools Week is traditionally a time…
Bishop Senior’s Vocations Week Letter
As we begin National Vocations Awareness Week, celebrated November 5th-11th, these words remind us that all people have a call, a vocation, from God. Life is a precious gift, given to us by God, and we are here for a reason. The prophets’ words are an affirmation that God invites…
Relic of Saint Jude the Apostle Making a Stop in the Diocese of Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. – On Monday, November 6, a relic of the Arm of Saint Jude the Apostle will make a stop in the Diocese of Harrisburg. The relic will be…
Diocese of Harrisburg Passes Annual Youth Protection Audit
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Diocese of Harrisburg has once again been found in compliance with the U.S. Bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.” The annual audit…
Diocese of Harrisburg Releases Update on Status of Rev. David Danneker
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Two years ago, Rev. David L. Danneker, a priest of the Diocese of Harrisburg, was placed on administrative leave after the Diocese received a credible accusation of…
Bishop Senior Releases Statement regarding the Terrorist Attack on Israel
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Bishop Timothy Senior, Bishop of Harrisburg, released the following statement today on the terrorist attack against Israel and the continuing conflict in the Holy Land: Like many,…
Diocese Releases Statement on Bishop McDevitt President
HARRISBURG, Pa. – During the summer break, Dr. David Gardiner, the Diocese, and Bishop McDevitt agreed upon a mutual separation. We thank Dr. Gardiner for his service during what have…
Bishop Timothy Senior to begin Pastoral Visits this Summer
Bishop Timothy Senior, recently installed as the Twelfth Bishop of Harrisburg, will celebrate Masses with the faithful throughout the Diocese this summer as he begins his pastoral ministry.