Over 800 special education, elementary school, and high  school students will prepare approximately 17,000 relief packages to benefit in need and at risk members of the community

This installment of Archbishop Chaput’s column features the full text of his remarks from a ceremony that took place following Vespers in the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Sunday, January 21st to confer Papal Honors upon 28 individuals.

This series encompasses the Archbishop’s Lecture Series, the Theology Lecture Series, the Philosophy Lecture Series, and the Cardinal Foley Lecture Series. It is an opportunity to come to a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith, its authentic content, and its orientation toward the transformation of the world around us. 

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. launched the 2018 Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA), the single largest fundraising initiative in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The theme for this year’s Appeal is “60 Years of Giving Hope to All” and the fundraising goal is $12.5 million.

Thousands of faithful from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will travel to Washington D.C. to participate in the 2018 March for Life, which is taking place on Friday, January 19th.

As a local precursor to the 45th Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CSS) will once again sponsor Luminaries for Life to remember the millions of lives lost to abortion.

The Philadelphia Fire Department and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are issuing a joint media advisory regarding the Funeral Rites for Lieutenant Matthew LeTourneau of the Philadelphia Fire Department. They will be held at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway; Philadelphia, PA) on the evening of Thursday, January 11th and the morning of Friday, January 12th.

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. will be the presider and homilist at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Service, which celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. King. Monday, January 15, 2018 6:00 p.m. Saint John Chrysostom Church 617 South Providence Road Wallingford, PA 19086 (Delaware County) This program is sponsored by […]

Archdiocesan high schools and parochial elementary schools in the City of Philadelphia will close at 1:00 p.m. today, Monday, January 8, 2018.