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Archbishop Pérez To Celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass as Catholics Throughout the Philadelphia Region Embark on Their Lenten Journey
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the 12:05 p.m. Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Blessed Ashes will be distributed to the faithful in over 200 parishes across the five-county Archdiocese throughout the day. This tangible symbol is a […]
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s All Catholic Concert Band to Perform Annual Concert
Sixty-three students representing Archdiocesan Secondary Schools and private Catholic High Schools throughout the five-county region have been selected to participate in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s 2024 All Catholic Concert Band and to perform in the annual concert. This year’s All Catholic Concert Band, is under the direction of guest conductor, Mr. Keith Hodgson, Assistant Professor […]
Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Kick Off 49th Annual Rice Bowl Initiative
Rice Bowl is a Lenten almsgiving program of Catholic Relief Services, the official relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Sacrificing Our Nation’s Fundamental Commitment to Humanitarian Protection Will Not Sustainably Reduce Migration, Says Bishop Seitz
MEDIA ADVISORY: National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day to be Celebrated February 7-14
Collective Action Needed to Prevent the Evil of Human Trafficking, says U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman
Collective Action Needed to Prevent the Evil of Human Trafficking, says U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s All Catholic Chorus to Perform Annual Concert
Sixty-eight students representing Archdiocesan Secondary Schools and private Catholic High Schools throughout the five-county region have been selected to participate in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s 2024 All Catholic Chorus and to perform in the annual concert. This year’s All Catholic Chorus, is under the direction of guest conductor, Dr. Paul Head, Director of Choral Studies […]
Two Parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Present First Class Relic of Saint Jude Thaddeus the Apostle on its First Tour in the United States
The relic will be presented for veneration at Saint Simon and Jude Parish (West Chester) January 31st and Saint Jude Parish and Shrine (Chalfont) on February 2nd