Press Releases

Nutritional Development Services Of The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia To Participate In Hunger Action Month By Hosting A Peanut Butter And Jelly Drive

September 18th, 2019

NDS anticipates collecting 50,000 pounds of peanut butter and jelly by the end of the drive.

Saint John’s Hospice To Celebrate 6th Annual Fall Fling Gala At The American Swedish Historical Museum

September 16th, 2019

Saint John’s Hospice (SJH), a ministry of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CSS), will host its 6th annual Fall Fling Gala with dinner, auctions, music and entertainment at the American Swedish Historical Museum.

Archdiocese of Philadelphia Announces Priest Found Unsuitable for Ministry

September 15th, 2019

Reverend Christopher D. Lucas has been found unsuitable for ministry based on a substantiated allegation that he sexually abused a minor in the early 1970s.

Delaware County Community College and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Reach Agreement of Sale for the Former Archbishop Prendergast High School Building

September 13th, 2019

Delaware County Community College and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are proud to announce jointly that they have signed an agreement of sale, saving the historic former Archbishop Prendergast High School building at Garrett Road and Lansdowne Avenue in Drexel Hill.

Bishop Philipose Mar Stephanos to Celebrate Mass at Annual Indian Catholic Heritage Day

September 12th, 2019

Celebrating one faith and many traditions

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter And Paul To Hold Blue Mass In Honor of Police, Firefighters, And First Responders

September 11th, 2019

A Blue Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in honor of law enforcement personnel, firefighters, and first responders.

Catholic Elementary Schools to be Recognized as 2019 Archdiocesan Schools of Distinction

September 11th, 2019

Auxiliary Bishop Michael Fitzgerald, who oversees Catholic education throughout the five-county Archdiocese of Philadelphia, will join senior administrators from the Office of Catholic Education to honor 43 parish and regional elementary schools named 2019 Archdiocesan Schools of Distinction. 

Bishop Edward M. Deliman To Preside At Prayer Vigil To Mark 105th World Day Of Migrants And Refugees

September 9th, 2019

This prayer vigil, sponsored by the Office for Cultural Ministries together with the Office for Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees and Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is offered for the intentions of migrants and refugees around the world who have been displaced due to violence or economic hardship in their countries of origin.Monday, September 23, 2019