Press Releases
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Oral Argument on Abortion Case
March 4th, 2020Today, the Supreme Court of the United States hears oral argument in an abortion case out of Louisiana, June Medical Services v. Russo.
Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Hosts Annual Lenten “One-Can Meal” Food Drive
March 2nd, 2020In 2019, Nutritional Development Services collected nearly 19,000 pounds of non-perishable canned “one-meal” items for those in need.
USCCB: U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Reacts to House Rejection of Born-Alive Abortion Survivor Protection Act
February 28th, 2020Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to advance the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
The Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel To Mark Her Feast Day With Afternoon Mass Followed By An Evening of Song and Prayer
February 27th, 2020Faithful throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to celebrate the feast day of Saint Katharine Drexel at her Holy Shrine within the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
A Pastoral Message From Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez On The Occasion Of The Season Of Lent
February 26th, 2020Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent—a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
Un mensaje pastoral del arzobispo Nelson J. Pérez con motivo del tiempo de cuaresma
February 26th, 2020El Miércoles de Ceniza marca el comienzo de la cuaresma, un tiempo de oración, ayuno y diezmo.
THE HOLY SEE: MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2020
February 26th, 2020USCCB: U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Reacts to Senate Rejection of Pro-Life Bills
February 26th, 2020Earlier today, the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 3275) and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 311).
Ash Wednesday In The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia— Catholics Throughout The Philadelphia Region Mark The Beginning Of Lent
February 24th, 2020Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will be the main celebrant and homilist at the Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Launches 45th Annual Rice Bowl in Conjunction With Catholic Relief Services
February 21st, 2020This year, Rice Bowl will officially begin on Ash Wednesday, February 26th, and conclude on Holy Thursday, April 9th.