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December 20, 2019

THE CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL: CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY MASS SCHEDULE

Schedule of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses

December 20, 2019

Bucks County Family Service Center to Host Children’s Christmas Brunch Celebration

Parents and children who benefit from the Bucks County Family Service Center’s parenting and pregnancy programs will be in attendance for the festivities.

December 20, 2019

Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: Christmas 2019

In his Christmas message of 1944 – the fifth year of a Second World War that spanned the globe with its suffering – Pope Pius XII offered these words:

December 19, 2019

Catholic Social Services’ Northeast Family Service Center to Treat Children Who Benefit From Community-Based Programs with Visit from Santa

The event is organized by Reverend Steven P. Wetzel, OSFS, Chaplain at Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 5. It is sponsored by the Philadelphia FOP Lodge 5.

December 13, 2019

Catholic Social Services to Host 64th Annual Archbishop’s Benefit for Children Christmas Party For Nearly 500 Children and Youth

These children and youth represent thousands of young people across the Greater Philadelphia region who benefit annually from community-based and residential programs offered by CSS.

December 13, 2019

Catholic Social Services Kicks Off 2nd Annual Sharing Hope And Filling Hearts Initiative To Benefit Children Attending Out-Of-School Time Programs

The “Sharing Hope, Filling Hearts” initiative aims to continue Catholic Social Services’ mission to “Provide Help and Create Hope” for children and youth in need within our community.

December 12, 2019

Five Catholic Elementary Schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Continue to Receive Recognition as 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence

Cardinal John Foley Regional Catholic School in Havertown (Delaware County), Mary, Mother of the Redeemer in North Wales (Montgomery County), Saint Pius X Catholic School in Broomall (Delaware County), Saint Thomas the Apostle School in Glen Mills (Delaware County), and Saints Colman-John Neumann in Bryn Mawr (Delaware County) were selected as part of the 2019 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools in an announcement made by Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the United States Department of Education (USDOE), on September 26th.  Since that time the five schools have been honored and recognized for this elite achievement at various events locally, regionally, and nationally.  This week at an event in Hershey, PA, (Monday, December 9, 2019) they received regional recognition at an awards ceremony for the 18 schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools in the state this year.

December 9, 2019

Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Celebrate Annual Mass Honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe

Faithful from North and South Philadelphia will process to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in honor of our Blessed Virgin Mary.

December 8, 2019

Announcement From The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia Regarding Reverend Monsignor Joseph L. Logrip

Reverend Monsignor Joseph L. Logrip was placed on administrative leave and his priestly faculties were restricted in January 2019 following an allegation that he sexually abused a minor in the early 1980s. That allegation has been substantiated and he has been found unsuitable for ministry.

December 4, 2019

Catholic Social Services’ Northeast Family Service Center to Host Annual Lunch With Santa

Parents and children who benefit from the Northeast Family Service Center’s parenting and pregnancy programs will be in attendance for the festivities.