Press Releases
Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: The Death Penalty, Again
August 2nd, 2019More than half of surveyed Americans now support the death penalty for murder and similar crimes. This is a modest increase from an all-time low recorded in 2016. But numbers alone don’t determine the moral content of actions by individuals or governments. Right and wrong exist whether popular opinion approves or not. In late July […]
Catholic Housing And Community Services To Distribute 3,000 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) Vouchers To Help Senior Citizens In Philadelphia
July 31st, 2019Catholic Housing and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHCS) will distribute nearly 3,000 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) produce vouchers to income eligible seniors throughout the City of Philadelphia.
USCCB: Chairman of the Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development Issues Statement on the Death Penalty
July 30th, 2019Catholic Social Services’ Out-Of-School-Time Summer Camp Partners With The Philadelphia Police Department And Drexel University To Host 2nd Annual “Bike Rodeo”
July 30th, 2019The 2nd annual “Bike Rodeo” is in partnership with the Philadelphia Police Department’s 15th District and Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions.
Archdiocese Of Philadelphia Announces Closure Of Worship Sites In The City Of Philadelphia
July 28th, 2019Today, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. has approved the relegation of the Holy Trinity Church building, Our Lady of Ransom Church building, and Saint Rose of Lima Church building to profane but not sordid use effective July 25, 2019.
USCCB: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Announces the Publishing of Creating a Culture of Encounter: A Guide for Joyful Missionary Disciples
July 22nd, 2019Elimination of U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program “Against the Principles We Have as a Nation” Says Chair of USCCB Committee on Migration
July 22nd, 2019Archbishop Charles J. Chaput To Celebrate Mass Of Thanksgiving For Little Sisters Of The Poor
July 22nd, 2019Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. will preside over a Mass of Thanksgiving to mark the sesquicentennial of care and service to the poor in Philadelphia by the Little Sisters of the Poor.