Press Releases
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Announces Liturgical Directives for the Celebration of the Sacred Liturgy during the Pennsylvania Green Phase and the Archdiocesan Open Phase
June 26th, 2020On June 26, 2020, the bulk of the five-county region comprising the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will move into the “green” phase of the statewide re-opening plan. The City of Philadelphia will begin to move into the “green” phase on July 3, 2020.
USCCB: U.S. Bishops Secretariat For Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report
June 25th, 2020WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection has released the 2019 Annual Report – Findings and Recommendations on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
Catholic Housing and Community Services Partners with Giordano Garden Groceries to Provide Fresh Food and Produce To Older Adults Impacted By the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 24th, 2020CHCS has provided nearly 187 care packages of fresh food items to residents of its four affordable senior housing communities as well as 65 clients of its In-Home Support Program.
USCCB: U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman Announces Religious Freedom Week from June 22-29, 2020
June 22nd, 2020WASHINGTON— Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, the acting chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty has encouraged Catholics to pray and uphold religious liberty at home and abroad during Religious Freedom Week 2020.
USCCB: U.S. Bishops’ President Appoints Archbishop Thomas Wenski as Acting Chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty
June 22nd, 2020WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has appointed Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami to serve as Acting Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee for Religious Liberty until the November 2020 General Assembly.
USCCB: U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman On The 20th Anniversary Of World Refugee Day
June 19th, 2020Catholic Social Services’ Casa Del Carmen Preschool Academy Celebrates Class of 2020 with Drive-Through Graduation Ceremony
June 19th, 2020Casa del Carmen Preschool Academy is a PHLpreK and Keystone Stars 4 program that provides full-service, early childhood education to children between the ages of three and five
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez to Ordain Five Men to the Priesthood for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
June 18th, 2020The Ordination Mass will be streamed live at www.archphila.org and broadcast via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez/ and www.facebook.com/StCharlesSem/
USCCB: USCCB President And Migration Committee Welcome Supreme Court Decision On Daca And Urge President To Uphold The Program
June 18th, 2020Rev. Mr. Wilmer Chirino to be Ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop Nelson Pérez
June 18th, 2020The Ordination Mass will be streamed live at www.archphila.org and broadcast via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez/, and www.facebook.com/StCharlesSem/