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February 12, 2024

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 […]

February 12, 2024

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 […]

February 8, 2024

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.

January 31, 2024

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 […]

January 30, 2024

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