Press Releases

Catholic School Students For Catholic Charities Host Collection Celebration

April 17th, 2017

Students from more than 25 Catholic elementary and secondary schools throughout the Archdiocese will celebrate their hard work raising money to benefit the four Archdiocesan Schools of Special Education.

Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: The Triduum and Easter 2017

April 12th, 2017

This year and every year, Holy Week is a time to remember that, as the late Cardinal Augustin Mayer once said, “nothing great is ever achieved without suffering.”

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary to Award Honorary Degree to United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito

April 10th, 2017

Justice Alito will also deliver an address at the Seminary’s Annual Concursus

Holy Week And Easter Liturgies At The Cathedral Basilica Of Saints Peter And Paul

April 6th, 2017

Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday April 9, 2017 – April 16, 2017

Nutritional Development Services Of The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia To Participate In 21st Annual Walk Against Hunger

April 6th, 2017

Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will participate in the Coalition Against Hunger’s 21st Annual Thomas’ Walk Against Hunger. This annual fundraiser benefits more than 100 food panties, soup kitchens, and anti-hunger agencies in the region.

Archdiocesan Office of Youth and Young Adults Announces Name Change to ANTHEM

April 5th, 2017

New name reflects desire to reinvigorate outreach to youth and young adults and engage them with the Catholic faith in meaningful ways

Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: Thoughts on the Protection of Children

April 5th, 2017

Catholics across the Archdiocese share an ongoing commitment to create parish and school environments that are safe and that protect our young people from harm.

John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School Celebrates Revitalized School Chapel with Mass and Dedication Ceremony

April 4th, 2017

John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School will celebrate the revitalization of its school chapel with a Mass and dedication ceremony celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Michael J. Fitzgerald, who oversees Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Donors to the revitalization project, alumnae, and supporters will join Bishop Fitzgerald in the Chapel.