Press Releases
West Catholic Preparatory High School Awarded $500,000 Grant From the Connelly Foundation to Launch the De La Salle Academic Support Program
The school will also rename its Learning Commons to the Connelly Center for Academic Excellence. West Catholic Preparatory High School (WCPHS) has received a $500,000 grant from the Connelly Foundation for the 2024-2025 academic year. The funding will establish the De La Salle Academic Support Program. The program consists of three major transformative components that […]
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Launches New Ministry to Support Adults with Chronic Pain and Illness
The Office for Life and Family has partnered with the Office for Persons with Disabilities to launch the Peace in the Storm Project. This initiative provides parishes throughout the five-county Archdiocese of Philadelphia with a model of spiritual and pastoral accompaniment to assist adults coping with chronic pain and illness. Based on scripture, fellowship, the […]
Catholic Home Missions Appeal Strengthens the Church at Home by Supporting Vital Ministries in Over 75 U.S. Dioceses
Over 150 Students from Our Lady Of Grace Catholic School to Mark National Child Abuse Prevention Month by Planting Blue Pinwheels
The Archdiocesan Office for Child and Youth Protection (OCYP) will partner with Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Penndel (Bucks County) to host the Archdiocesan 2024 Blue Pinwheel Awareness Garden.
Bishop Burbidge Invites Faithful to Prayer as Supreme Court Hears Case on Abortion Drugs
Saint John the Evangelist Parish to Hold Annual Via Crucis on Good Friday
Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Center City Philadelphia will hold its annual Via Crucis (The Way of the Cross) on Friday, March 29th — Good Friday. Friday, March 29, 2024 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Saint John the Evangelist Parish (Upper Church) 21 South 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Directed by Dr. Annette DiMedio, Via Crucis, is a musical score by composer […]
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Renews Partnership with Villanova School of Business to Offer Master of Science Degree in Church Management
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is pleased to announce it has renewed its unique partnership with Villanova University’s Center for Church Management (CCM) to offer an innovative two-year, online Master of Science in Church Management (MSCM) degree designed to provide students with a high-level skill set in effective church management. Qualified students who work for any […]
Over 16,000 Students from Archdiocesan High Schools, Parish and Regional Elementary Schools, Schools of Special Education, and Independence Mission Schools Throughout the Five-County Region Attended Screening of Cabrini Movie
107 schools representing Archdiocesan high schools, parish and regional elementary schools, schools of special education, and Independence Mission Schools attended special screenings courtesy of the Ambassador’s Fund for Catholic Education. Over 16,000 students representing 107 Archdiocesan high schools, parish and regional elementary schools, schools of special education, and Independence Mission Schools throughout the five-county […]