Press Releases
Catholic Schools Throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Catholic Schools Week
The 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
Due to repairs to the heating system, Saint Edmond Senior Community Center will close on Monday, January 29, 2024.
Archbishop Nelson Pérez Celebrates Catholic Catholic Schools Week with Community Service Event Featuring Over 300 Catholic Elementary, High School, and Special Education Students
Over 300 students from high schools, elementary schools, and schools of special education will package 2,500 care bags to benefit Nutritional Development Services’ Community Food Program National Catholic Schools Week (CSW) began in 1974 and celebrates its Golden Anniversary this year. CSW will be celebrated nationally Sunday, January 28-Saturday, February 3, 2024. This year’s theme […]
Consecrated Life is a Direct and Tangible Contribution to Building Up of the Body of Christ, says Bishop Boyea
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Welcomes Sister Nancy Usselman, FSP to Give the John Cardinal Foley Lecture
The 11th annual lecture will focus on “Communicating Christ’s Presence in a Digital World”
Pope Francis Confers Papal Honor on Reverend James M. Oliver by Naming Him a Chaplain to His Holiness with the Title of Monsignor
Monsignor Oliver was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1988; since 2018 he has served at the Vatican in the Dicastery for Clergy Today’s Announcement Today, Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia, is pleased to share that Pope Francis has honored the presbyterate of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by appointing […]
Catholics in the United States Invited to Assist the Needs of Church in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez Launches 2024 Catholic Charities Appeal and Sets $10 Million Fundraising Goal to Benefit Those in Need
The Catholic Charities Appeal benefits nearly 1 million people each year through countless charitable service organizations and ministries throughout the five-county Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Announces Relegation of One Worship Site in Delaware County
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (Chester) will no longer serve as a worship site of Saint Katharine Drexel Parish (Chester) and will close as a Roman Catholic church.