Greensburg bishop to speak at Red Mass

Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt of Greensburg will preach at the Red Mass noon Thursday at St. Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg.

The Red Mass is celebrated annually for lawyers, judges, lawmakers, students and government officials. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg will be the principal celebrant.

After the Mass, Msgr. Stuart Swetland of Mount S. Mary's University and Seminary direct a panel presentation on how Catholics can "properly form their consciences in accordance with the values of the Catholic faith before voting." The event sponsor is the St. Thomas More Society of Central Pennsylvania.