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March 22, 2017

USCCB: Vivir Como Pueblo De Dios En Tiempos Turbulentos

The following is a translation of this morning’s press release: Living as a People of God in Unsettled Times  Viviendo  como pueblo de Dios en momentos difíciles Una reflexión pastoral  del Comité Administrativo de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los EE.UU. 22 de Marzo, 2017 WASHINGTON—El Comité Administrativo de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos […]

March 22, 2017

Partners in Catholic Education Join Forces to Launch Premiere Scholarship Gala

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) proudly announce the premiere BLOCS Gala for Catholic Education.

March 22, 2017

Foundation For Catholic Education Presents Keys To Saint Aloysius Parish School For Its New Location

The Foundation for Catholic Education (FCE) is proud to announce that it recently purchased the former Saint Pius X High School building located on North Keim Street in Lower Pottsgrove (Montgomery County) for $1,000,000.

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.