The visit of Pope Francis to Egypt last week (April 28-29) was an act of personal courage. It also testified powerfully to his desire for religious tolerance. His visit reminds us of two things. The first – the need for mutual respect among people who seek God — is obvious. The second is rather different, but no less important.

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary is pleased to announce that the Reverend Thomas F. Dailey, O.S.F.S., will formally become full-time holder of the Cardinal Foley Chair of Homiletics and Social Communications effective July 1, 2017.

Catholic Health Care Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will host an application day for Saint John Neumann Place II, its newest senior housing community located in South Philadelphia.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office of Catholic Education (OCE), Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS), Faith in the Future (FIF), and the Independence Mission Schools (IMS) will host the premiere BLOCS Gala for Catholic Education.

The faithful of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to honor the Blessed Mother as we observe the 100th anniversary of her apparition at Fatima. Sunday, May 7, 20172:00 p.m.Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin ParkwayPhiladelphia, PA 19103 The celebration will begin with a Liturgy of the Word in […]

Exactly 50 years ago this Easter season, Pope Paul VI (now Blessed Paul VI) issued his great encyclical Populorum Progressio

The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul will present the relics of Saint Pio during the weekend of May 6 – 8 with opportunities for prayer, veneration of the relics. Opportunities for the Sacrament of Penance and Mass will also be available.