Press Releases
Goya Foods Donate 5,000 Pounds of Food to Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States, will donate 5,000 pounds of food to Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Second Annual Archdiocesan “Kids Helping Kids” Christmas Outreach Program Helps Children in Need Experience the Joy of Christmas
Nine Archdiocesan high schools and two private Catholic high schools cap off participation in the Second Annual Archdiocesan “Kids Helping Kids” Christmas Outreach program
Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Celebrate Annual Mass Honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe
he United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe to be a Day of Prayer and Solidarity with Families of Immigrants
20th Annual Blessing of the Nativity Scene to be Celebrated in New Location
Reverend Dennis Gill, Director of the Archdiocesan Office for Divine Worship and Rector of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul will preside over the 20th annual Blessing of the Nativity Scene. The crèche will be located at 18th and Race Streets in Philadelphia this year.
Inaugural Event Gives Students Opportunity to Design Official Christmas Card Cover for Archbishop Chaput
This fall, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., along with the Auxiliary Bishops of Philadelphia and the Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education (OCE) announced an inaugural “Christmas Card Design Event” in the 217 parishes, 17 high schools, 122 elementary schools, and 4 schools of special education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Annual Archbishop’s Christmas Benefit for Children
The 60th Annual Archbishop’s Christmas Benefit for Children will host nearly 500 young people who receive services from over a dozen programs administered by Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Saint Aloysius School to Relocate to Former Saint Pius X High School Building Beginning with the 2017-2018 Academic Year
Saint Aloysius Catholic Elementary School in Pottstown (Montgomery County) will relocate its campus to the former Saint Pius X High School building with the beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year.
Columna del Arzobispo Chaput: El Valor público del testimonio social católico
La columna de esta semana es adaptada de las observaciones del arzobispo Chaput en University of Pennsylvania’s Hillel Center el 30 de noviembre.
Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: The Public Value of Catholic Social Witness
The Archbishop took part in the public release of a report by Penn’s Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society on the economic impact of Catholic ministries in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary To Host 29th Annual Christmas Concert And Open House
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary welcomes all to attend an Open House followed by an evening of religious music and prayer during this year’s Advent season at the 29th annual Christmas Concert.