Union employees of Philadelphia International Airport impacted by the government shutdown and in need of food assistance got a boost thanks to a partnership between two agencies Nutritional Development Services and Catholic Social Services’ Southwest Family Service Center.

This month marks the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which effectively legalized abortion on demand. It also marks another annual March for Life, this year on January 18.  It’s a time to look back and look ahead.

This year’s gathering will feature a performance by the Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Choir followed by a special keynote address. The presenter will be Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton, Bishop of Belleville, Illinois.

The Annual March for Life is a national event promoting the respect and protection of
all human life from conception to natural death.

The Office for Divine Worship of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia presents Song of the Supper of the Lamb, a workshop focusing on how an authentic understanding of the Christian Mystery is the starting point for understanding the Church’s norms for liturgical music. Tuesday, January 22, 2019 7:00 p.m. Archdiocesan Pastoral Center Auditorium 222 North 17th […]

Reverend Monsignor Joseph L. Logrip has been placed on administrative leave and his priestly faculties have been restricted following an allegation that he sexually abused a minor in the early 1980s.

Reverend John F. Meyers and Reverend Raymond W. Smart previously had their priestly faculties restricted. Both have been found unsuitable for ministry based on substantiated allegations that they sexually abused minors in the early 1980s.

Dr. Haas was the inaugural holder of the Krol Chair from 1990-1996 and now returns to Saint Charles Seminary after a 22-year tenure as President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center.