Press Releases
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Launches 45th Annual Rice Bowl in Conjunction With Catholic Relief Services
This year, Rice Bowl will officially begin on Ash Wednesday, February 26th, and conclude on Holy Thursday, April 9th.
USCCB: Statement from U.S. Bishops Chairman of International Justice and Peace Committee on Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan’s Pastoral Solidarity Visit to the Church in Cuba
Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on International Justice and Peace, issued the following statement:
The Vocation Office for the Diocesan Priesthood to Celebrate Annual Hispanic Family Day at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary
Bringing Hispanic young men and their families closer to seminary life
Mass Of Installation Of Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez
Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez will be installed as the 14th Bishop (10th Archbishop) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Tuesday, February 18th at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Kick Off 45th Annual Rice Bowl Initiative
Rice Bowl is a Lenten almsgiving program of Catholic Relief Services, the official relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
USCCB: President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement on Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Querida Amazonia
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement regarding the release today of Pope Francis’s Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Querida Amazonia.
Catholic Social Services’ Casa Del Carmen Family Service Center to Launch “Recupera Su Felicidad (Recover Your Happiness)” Initiative to Address Mental Health Needs
In October 2019, Casa Del Carmen was awarded a $35,000 grant from Thomas Jefferson University and the Philadelphia Collaborative for Health Equity (P-CHE) to fund this initiative.
USCCB: U.S. Bishops’ Annual Ash Wednesday Collection Supports the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe has announced February 26 as this year’s date for the special collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe.
Media Production Walk-Through For The Mass Of Installation Of Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez As Archbishop Of Philadelphia
A detailed media production briefing and walk-through will be held at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter and Paul on Thursday, February 13th at 3:00 p.m.
Groundbreaking Program Helps Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Catholics Grow Spiritually
Reverend Seán A. Loomis, Chaplain of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Deaf Apostolate, developed “Hands of Grace” in partnership with Ascension Press.