Press Releases
Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Kick Off 49th Annual Rice Bowl Initiative
February 8th, 2024Rice 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
February 6th, 2024MEDIA ADVISORY: National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day to be Celebrated February 7-14
February 5th, 2024Collective Action Needed to Prevent the Evil of Human Trafficking, says U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman
February 1st, 2024Collective Action Needed to Prevent the Evil of Human Trafficking, says U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman
February 1st, 2024The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s All Catholic Chorus to Perform Annual Concert
January 31st, 2024Sixty-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
January 30th, 2024The 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
Catholic Schools Throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Catholic Schools Week
January 29th, 2024The Archdiocese of Philadelphia will join in the 50th Anniversary of the national observance of Catholic Schools Week (CSW) January 28, 2024 – February 3, 2024.
Saint Edmond Senior Community Center to Close Monday, January 29, 2024
January 27th, 2024Due to repairs to the heating system, Saint Edmond Senior Community Center will close on Monday, January 29, 2024.