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.

Following proposals and discussions from the Biden Administration and members of Congress regarding a new COVID-relief package, several bishop chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) wrote to all members of Congress in support of an additional package.

Yesterday, President Joe Biden issued three migration-related Executive Orders related to removing barriers and restoring due process in the legal immigration system.

Due to the recent inclement weather, parish and regional elementary schools in the City of Philadelphia will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow morning, Wednesday, February 3, 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 […]

Due to the recent inclement weather, Archdiocesan secondary schools in the City of Philadelphia will conduct full virtual instruction tomorrow, Wednesday, February 3, 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 of their corresponding local public school district […]

Due to the projected continuation of inclement weather, Archdiocesan secondary schools in the City of Philadelphia will hold a virtual Flexible Day of Instruction on Tuesday, February 2, 2021.   Archdiocesan high schools in the suburban counties normally follow the decision of their corresponding local public school district and submit closure status independently. A communication specific […]

Due to ongoing and projected continuation of inclement weather, parish and regional elementary schools in the City of Philadelphia will conduct virtual instruction tomorrow, Tuesday, February 2, 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 […]

Following recent executive actions to promote racial equity in housing and the criminal justice system, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, chairman of the USCCB’s Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, issued the following statement:

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