The celebration provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the hardships faced by migrants, including children, refugees, and victims of human trafficking.

Esta Navidad, en este Año de la Misericordia, vayamos a Belén en nuestros corazones para ver a este Niño. Y luego compartámoslo alegremente con el mundo.

This Christmas, in this Year of Mercy, let us go over to Bethlehem in our hearts to see this Child. And then let us share him joyfully with the world.

The Office of Catholic Education (OCE) and Faith in the Future are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Brian Patrick King, as the next President of Father Judge High School for Boys in Northeast Philadelphia, effective January 1, 2016.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is proud to announce that Mr. James Amato, LSW, Deputy Secretary for Catholic Social Services, has been named Secretary for Catholic Human Services.

In early November, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia published audited financial statements for The Office for Financial Services, its Pastoral Center entity, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.

oya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States, will donate 50,000 pounds of food to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Nutritional Development Services in honor of Pope Francis visit to the United States. The food donation will support a vast network of food cupboards throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Al entrar en los últimos días de Adviento antes de nosotros entregar, con razón, nuestros corazones a la alegría de la Navidad, podemos tomarnos unos minutos para considerar dos breves pasajes del pasado sobre el significado profundo de la temporada.

As we enter the last few days of Advent before we rightly give our hearts over to the joy of Christmas, we might take a few minutes to consider two brief passages from the past about the deeper meaning of the season.

In this blessed Advent season, we sing hopeful carols anticipating the miracle of Christmas. We have reason to announce the need for peace and goodwill throughout the world with even stronger voices this year, in light of the recent mass shooting in San Bernardino. Violence and hate in the world around us must be met with resolve and courage.