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December 12, 2018

Saint Gabriel’s Out-Of-School-Time Program Hosts A Family Potluck Dinner And Paint Night For Young At-Risk Children And Their Families

Saint Gabriel’s Out-of-School-Time Program (OST) will host a potluck dinner and paint night for young students and their families.

December 11, 2018

Homeless Men And Women Served By Catholic Social Services Share Hope And Fill The Hearts Of At-Risk Children Attending The 63rd Annual Archbishop’s Benefit For Children Christmas Gala

As part of the inaugural “Sharing Hope, Filling Hearts” initiative, homeless men and women served by Catholic Social Services’ housing and lunch programs will prepare 550 stockings for homeless and at-risk youth attending the 63rd Annual Archbishop’s Benefit for Children.

December 10, 2018

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Announces New Chair in Sacred Music

Dr. Nathan Knutson Appointed as the Lucille M. Francesco Chair in Sacred Music Most Reverend Timothy C. Senior, Rector of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, today announced the creation of the Lucille M. Francesco Chair in Sacred Music and the appointment of Dr. Nathan Knutson as the first holder of the chair.  The chair was recently […]

December 10, 2018

Nutritional Development Services Partners With Catholic Housing And Community Services To Provide 100 Local Senior Citizens With Wholesome Holiday Meals

Senior citizens in need of assistance obtaining food this Advent season will get a boost thanks to a partnership between two agencies of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Nutritional Development Services and Catholic Housing and Community Services.

December 10, 2018

Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Celebrate Annual Mass Honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe is patroness of the Americas, unborn children, and the New Evangelization.

December 2, 2018

Archdiocese of Philadelphia Announces Relegation of Worship Sites in the City of Philadelphia and Chester County

Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church, Saint Stanislaus Kostka Church, and Saint Leo Church will no longer serve as worship sites of Our Lady of Hope Parish, Saint Joseph Parish, and Our Lady of Consolation Parish, respectively, and will no longer be designated as Roman Catholic churches. Contextual Background Our Lady of the Holy Souls […]

November 30, 2018

Archbishop Chaput’s Letter to the Jewish Community on the Approach of Hanukkah

“I extend to all of you my prayerful best wishes, as well as the neighborly greetings of your Philadelphia area Catholic sisters and brothers.”

November 28, 2018

Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: Cleansed and Conformed to God’s Will: Advent 2018

Dear friends,  This weekend we observe the First Sunday of Advent, which marks the start of a new Church year.  I’ve written and spoken about the significance of Advent many times.  But this year an articulate lay voice seems most appropriate to fill my column space.  George Weigel is the biographer of St. John Paul […]

November 21, 2018

Young, At-Risk Children Who Attend The Saint Gabriel’s Out-Of-School Time Program Prepare Thanksgiving Feast For Their Families

Young students from the Saint Gabriel’s Out-of-School-Time Program will prepare a traditional Thanksgiving Feast for their families.

November 21, 2018

Archbishop Chaput’s Column: The Solemnity of Christ the King

This week we rightly focus on the joy of another Thanksgiving Day with well-deserved time for family and friends.  But we also celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King this weekend, marking the close of another Church year.  It’s a good time to ask two simple questions: What sort of king is Jesus Christ, and what does his kingship mean for us?