Press Releases
National Migration Week Highlights “Overlooked Right” Not to Migrate
September 18th, 2023Archbishop Ryan High School to add Girls’ Wrestling as a Varsity Sport this Academic Year
September 14th, 2023Earlier today, Archbishop Ryan High School (ARHS) announced the addition of Girls’ Wresting as a Varsity sport for the 2023-2024 academic year. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) recently voted to approve girls’ wresting as an official sport effective with the coming season. “The addition of this program provides our female students an opportunity to […]
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez Sends Letter to the Jewish Community as It Marks Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
September 14th, 2023Dear Friends in the Jewish Faith Community, I write to extend warm greetings and prayerful best wishes as you prepare to celebrate the Most Holy Days of the year, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. These days are a time to pray and reflect on the past while looking to the future with joyful hope. May […]
Reverend Timothy Tarnacki, O.S.P.P.E. Appointed Director of the Office for Ministry with Young Adults
September 14th, 2023Today, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez has appointed Reverend Timothy Tarnacki, O.S.P.P.E. as the Director of the Office for Ministry with Young Adults.
U.S. Bishops’ International Committee Chairman Urges Humanitarian Access for Nagorno-Karabakh
September 8th, 2023Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez to Celebrate Mass of Thanksgiving for the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Bucks County
September 7th, 2023Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will be the principal celebrant at a Mass of Thanksgiving for the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Southampton (Bucks County).
Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School to Celebrate 70th Anniversary
September 7th, 2023Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School (Bonner & Prendie) in Drexel Hill (Delaware County) will kick-off a yearlong celebration in honor of its 70th anniversary with an Open House and Festival. All are welcome to attend. Saturday, September 9, 2023 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Festival (Class of 1969 Alumni Field) 4:00 p.m. […]
Catholic Social Services to Host “Philly’s Biggest Baby Shower”
September 6th, 2023Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CSS), in partnership with the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia, will host “Philly’s Biggest Baby Shower” for new and expecting mothers in need and their families.
Catholic Social Services to Celebrate National Recovery Month with Fourth Annual Mercy Hospice Recovery Walk
September 1st, 2023Mercy Hospice, a ministry of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is celebrating National Recovery Month by hosting the Fourth Annual Mercy Hospice Recovery Walk.
Statement from The Archdiocese of Philadelphia Regarding Ratification of New Labor Management Agreement for Lay Teachers in Archdiocesan High Schools
August 31st, 2023Earlier today, the Secondary School System of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Association of Catholic School Teachers, Local 1776 (ACT) reached a three-year agreement on a new Labor Management Agreement for full-time, lay high school teachers in the fifteen Archdiocesan high schools serving the five-county region. Over the past several months, leadership teams from […]