January 18, 2024

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez to Hold News Conference Launching 2024 Catholic Charities Appeal

Archbishop Pérez will announce this year’s fundraising goals and highlight the Catholic Charities Appeal’s impact on those served by the social service and educational ministries of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will launch the 2024 Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA) at a news conference. CCA is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s largest annual fundraising initiative benefiting hundreds of thousands of people through countless organizations and ministries throughout the five-county Archdiocese.

Monday, January 22, 2024
10:00 a.m.
Archdiocesan Pastoral Center (Auditorium)
222 North 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Archbishop Pérez will be joined by Mr. Ernest W. Russom III, President of the CCA Board of Directors. 

Representatives from ministries benefitting from CCA will also be on hand including Mrs. Heather Huot, Secretary for Catholic Human Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the largest faith-based human services provider in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Ms. Katie Bier, Principal of Our Lady of Confidence School, one of three Archdiocesan Schools of Special Education. Both will offer brief remarks about the impact of the CCA.

The news conference will be streamed live beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the Archdiocesan Vimeo Channel at https://vimeo.com/event/2470138 and Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez’s Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez.

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Editor’s Note: The Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA) is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s single most important fundraiser, benefiting hundreds of thousands of people through countless organizations and ministries in the Archdiocese.  To learn more about the CCA, please visit: https://www.catholiccharitiesappeal.org/. CCA is powered by The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia (CFGP), an independent, nonprofit community foundation. To learn more about CFGP, please visit https://thecfgp.org/

The news conference will be streamed live beginning at 10:00 a.m.  

https://vimeo.com/event/2470138

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