Press Releases
The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia Launches The 2019 Catholic Charities Appeal And Sets $12.5 Million Fundraising Goal
At a news conference this morning, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia launched the 2019 Catholic Charities Appeal.
CORRECTED: ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA PLACES ONE PRIEST ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AND ANNOUNCES TWO OTHERS HAVE BEEN FOUND UNSUITABLE FOR MINISTRY
***CORRECTED ON JANUARY 18, 2019 TO UPDATE REVEREND RAYMOND W. SMART’S HISTORY OF PARISH SERVICE***
USCCB: Holy Land 2019 Coordination Communiqué: Christians in Israel – Challenges and Opportunities
ARCHDIOCESAN HIGH SCHOOLS AND PAROCHIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA TO OPEN TWO HOURS LATE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2019
Due to projected inclement weather during the morning rush hour, Archdiocesan high schools and parochial elementary schools in the City of Philadelphia will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow morning, Friday, January 18, 2019. Archdiocesan high schools and parochial elementary schools in the suburban counties normally follow the decision of their corresponding local public school […]
TSA Employees Of Philadelphia International Airport Impacted By Government Shutdown Get A Boost From Nutritional Development Services And Catholic Social Services’ Southwest Family Service Center
Union employees of Philadelphia International Airport impacted by the government shutdown and in need of food assistance got a boost thanks to a partnership between two agencies Nutritional Development Services and Catholic Social Services’ Southwest Family Service Center.
ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT’S WEEKLY COLUMN: MARCHING FOR LIFE, 2019
This month marks the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which effectively legalized abortion on demand. It also marks another annual March for Life, this year on January 18. It’s a time to look back and look ahead.
USCCB: National Catholic Schools Week Begins January 27-February 2; With the Theme, “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.”
Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Host Annual Commemoration Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This year’s gathering will feature a performance by the Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Choir followed by a special keynote address. The presenter will be Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton, Bishop of Belleville, Illinois.
A DELEGATION OF OVER 3,000 FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2019 MARCH FOR LIFE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Annual March for Life is a national event promoting the respect and protection of
all human life from conception to natural death.