El mes pasado, en el Primer Domingo de Adviento (3 de diciembre), comenzamos la temporada de Adviento y Navidad.  Fue un gran comienzo para el nuevo año de Iglesia, hecho doblemente hermoso por un servicio de Vísperas en una catedral llena que honró a nueve nuevos monseñores nombrados para nuestra Arquidiócesis por el papa Francisco.  […]

Last month, on the First Sunday of Advent (December 3), we began the Advent and Christmas seasons.  It was a great start to the new Church year, made doubly beautiful by a Vespers service in a packed cathedral that honored nine new monsignors named for our archdiocese by Pope Francis.  Philadelphia is blessed with dedicated […]

The 52 unit facility will provide affordable housing for senior citizens in South Philadelphia and will be the fourth of its nature opened by Catholic Health Care Services.

The 62nd Annual Archbishop’s Christmas Gala for Children will host nearly 550 young people who receive services from over a dozen programs administered by Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Jesus is the reason for the season.  May he live in our hearts and guide our lives throughout the coming year. 

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. will celebrate Mass for the inmates and staff at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCF) in Philadelphia.  Media are invited to cover the Mass.  Monday, December 18, 2017  11:15 a.m. Mass Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (A/B Gymnasium) 7901 State Road  Philadelphia, PA 19136 The Prison Ministry Program of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia […]

In mid-November, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia published audited financial statements for The Office for Financial Services, its Pastoral Center entity, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. Those reports illustrated a cumulative improvement of over $200 million against underfunded balance sheet obligations since June 30, 2012. The Archdiocese also projects break-even operating results for […]

Schedule of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses

The Catholic Charities Appeal of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will present a check totaling $10,870 to Saint Edmond’s Home for Children, a ministry of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Advent is a wonderful time of year.  It’s that special season when families huddle together around the TV (or alone, on their various devices) to watch hundreds of greed-inspiring ads and listen to Xmas carols with rewritten lyrics that sell lottery tickets, and cars, and smartphones. That’s Option A.  Option B is this:  We can […]