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March 21, 2017

Archbishop Chaput to Celebrate Annual Mass for Persons with Disabilities

The Mass is offered for the intention of persons with disabilities, the deaf community, their family, friends, and caregivers.

March 21, 2017

Archbishop Chaput to Celebrate 20th Annual Cultural Heritage Mass

The Liturgy will feature participation from groups representing approximately 29 different national, ethnic, and/or Eastern Catholic Church traditions.

March 17, 2017

Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: On Our Duty to Welcome the Stranger

For immigrants and refugees now in the United States, or who hope to come here in the near future, recent weeks have been a steady diet of anxiety and confusion.

March 17, 2017

Archdiocesan Priest Awarded Meritorious Service Medal for Outstanding Service as a United States Navy Chaplain

Reverend Joseph L. Coffey, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia who is a United States Navy Chaplain with the rank of Commander, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for outstanding meritorious service while serving as Battle Force Command Chaplain on board the USS George Washington and USS Ronald Reagan August 2014-September 2016.  In a […]

March 16, 2017

Seven Local Catholic Schools Participate in Junior Flower Shows

During January, February, and early March, six Parochial elementary schools and one Archdiocesan high school held a “Junior Flower Show” at their school and welcomed judges from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) as part of its free program for area students.

March 14, 2017

Archdiocesan High Schools and Parochial Elementary Schools in the City of Philadelphia Will Open on a Two Hour Delay Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Archdiocesan high schools and parochial elementary schools in the City of Philadelphia will open on a two hour delay tomorrow, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Archdiocesan high schools and parochial elementary schools in the suburban counties normally follow the decision of their corresponding local public school district and submit operational status independently. ###

March 13, 2017

Archdiocesan High Schools And Parochial Elementary Schools In The City Of Philadelphia Will Be Closed Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Archdiocesan high schools and parochial elementary schools in the City of Philadelphia will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 due to the projected inclement weather.

March 13, 2017

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Continues 2016-2017 Concert Series

Experience the best in Sacred and Classical Music in a Cathedral Setting

March 10, 2017

Archbishop Chaput To Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day Observance Mass

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. will be the main celebrant and homilist at the Saint Patrick’s Day Observance Mass, Sunday, March 12, 2017.