Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will visit Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School (Bonner & Prendie) in Drexel Hill (Delaware County) and celebrate Mass for the school community. Father Joseph Zaleski, Bonner & Prendie’s campus minister will be the concelebrant. 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School […]

This community food distribution is one of several organized by Nutritional Development Services in recent months in an effort to continue the fight against hunger.

Due to the projected inclement weather, parish and regional elementary schools in the City of Philadelphia will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Thursday, February 11, 2021. Parochial elementary schools in the suburban counties normally follow the decision of their corresponding local public school district and submit closure status independently. A communication specific to secondary […]

Due to the projected inclement weather, Archdiocesan secondary schools in the City of Philadelphia will be on a two-hour delay plan for virtual delivery of instruction tomorrow, Thursday, February 11, 2021. Students and parents should refer to their local school website for schedule information. Archdiocesan high schools in the suburban counties normally follow the decision […]

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 17, 2021. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent for Christians throughout the world. Lent is a 40-day period of penitence, prayer, […]

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia celebrated the national observance of Catholic Schools Week (CSW) from Sunday, January 31, 2021 through Saturday, February, 6, 2021. The CSW theme for this year was Faith. Excellence. Service. Each day had a daily theme. Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez participated in his first CSW as shepherd of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. […]

The International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking will be observed on February 8.

Nutritional Development Services will have 1,000 USDA food boxes to distribute as well as over 700 free student meal boxes for children and youth who are attending school virtually.

This year, Rice Bowl will officially begin on Ash Wednesday, February 17th, and conclude on Holy Saturday, April 3rd.

President Joe Biden signed executive orders during his first week in office addressing climate change and the care for our common home. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, expressed support for several of the new administration’s environmental priorities.