Press Releases
President of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Chairman of Bishops’ International Justice and Peace Committee Urge All Parties to Embrace Peace
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace, issued the following statement:
Catholic Housing and Community Services’ Partners With The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General To Host Educational Presentation on Elder Bullying At Nativity B.V.M. Place
This interactive presentation, offered by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, is designed to educate seniors and caregivers on senior bullying and what individuals can do to stop it.
Archbishop Chaput’s Letter To The Jewish Community On The Approach Of Hanukkah
Dear Friends, As once again the Jewish community celebrates Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, please accept my prayerful best wishes and the neighborly greetings of the Catholic clergy and parishioners of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. In our day, burdened as we are by so many fears and oppressions, we might feel truly overwhelmed. In contrast, […]
THE CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL: CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY MASS SCHEDULE
Schedule of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses
Bucks County Family Service Center to Host Children’s Christmas Brunch Celebration
Parents and children who benefit from the Bucks County Family Service Center’s parenting and pregnancy programs will be in attendance for the festivities.
Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: Christmas 2019
In his Christmas message of 1944 – the fifth year of a Second World War that spanned the globe with its suffering – Pope Pius XII offered these words:
Catholic Social Services’ Northeast Family Service Center to Treat Children Who Benefit From Community-Based Programs with Visit from Santa
The event is organized by Reverend Steven P. Wetzel, OSFS, Chaplain at Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 5. It is sponsored by the Philadelphia FOP Lodge 5.
Catholic Social Services to Host 64th Annual Archbishop’s Benefit for Children Christmas Party For Nearly 500 Children and Youth
These children and youth represent thousands of young people across the Greater Philadelphia region who benefit annually from community-based and residential programs offered by CSS.
Catholic Social Services Kicks Off 2nd Annual Sharing Hope And Filling Hearts Initiative To Benefit Children Attending Out-Of-School Time Programs
The “Sharing Hope, Filling Hearts” initiative aims to continue Catholic Social Services’ mission to “Provide Help and Create Hope” for children and youth in need within our community.
Five Catholic Elementary Schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Continue to Receive Recognition as 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence
Cardinal John Foley Regional Catholic School in Havertown (Delaware County), Mary, Mother of the Redeemer in North Wales (Montgomery County), Saint Pius X Catholic School in Broomall (Delaware County), Saint Thomas the Apostle School in Glen Mills (Delaware County), and Saints Colman-John Neumann in Bryn Mawr (Delaware County) were selected as part of the 2019 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools in an announcement made by Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the United States Department of Education (USDOE), on September 26th. Since that time the five schools have been honored and recognized for this elite achievement at various events locally, regionally, and nationally. This week at an event in Hershey, PA, (Monday, December 9, 2019) they received regional recognition at an awards ceremony for the 18 schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools in the state this year.