Press Releases

Statement of Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez on the Election of Reverend Joseph L. Farrell, O.S.A., as Prior General of the Worldwide Augustinian Order

September 11th, 2025

Members of the Augustinian General Chapter in Rome elected Reverend Joseph L. Farrell, O.S.A., as the next Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine. The election took place in Rome on September 9, 2025. Pope Leo XIV served in this leadership role from 2001 to 2013. Father Farrell is a native of Drexel Hill, […]

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez and the Office of Catholic Education to Celebrate the New School Year with Official Back-to-School Pep Rally

September 10th, 2025

Hundreds of Catholic school students from throughout the Philadelphia region will gather with Archbishop Pérez at Archbishop John Carroll High School. Hundreds of students from Catholic parish and regional elementary schools, Archdiocesan high schools, and Archdiocesan schools of special education will fill a portion of the football stadium at Archbishop John Carroll High School as […]

Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford to Bless and Dedicate New Business Institute

September 10th, 2025

PJP II High School launches first high school business institute in Pennsylvania to provide students with opportunity to earn Bloomberg certification. Pope John Paul II High School (PJP) in Royersford (Montgomery County) will formally open and dedicate its new Pope John Paul II Business Institute with a blessing and ribbon cutting ceremony. Leadership from PJP […]

Saint John’s Hospice Aims to Help Over 1,500 Neighbors Prepare for Winter at Fifth Annual “Boot Up Philly” Event

September 9th, 2025

The event provides critically needed winter clothing, shoes, and services to community members experiencing homelessness and poverty.

Our Mother of Consolation Parish School Community Prepares to Welcome Students Back to Newly Rebuilt School Following Devasting Fire in March 2023

August 28th, 2025

OMC Parish School suffered a fire in March 2023 that destroyed the previous school building.  Reverend John Fisher, Pastor of Our Mother of Consolation Parish, and Mrs. Jessica Stack, M.Ed., Principal of Our Mother of Consolation Parish School (OMC) in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, will welcome students to their newly rebuilt school building […]

Statement of Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez on the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

August 28th, 2025

The Universal Church celebrates the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on September 1. That date marks the beginning of the Season of Creation, set aside by the Church until October 4, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, to reflect on the goodness of God’s creation and the responsibility for […]

Statement of Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez Regarding Shooting at Annunciation B.V.M. Church in Minneapolis

August 27th, 2025

Today’s news of the horrific shooting of Catholic school students praying in their church in Minneapolis brings feelings of outrage and sadness to all people. The shock and deep sorrow over the murders of two innocent children, and the serious injuries sustained by many others, are intensified among Catholics as this senseless and evil act […]