The Rev. Mr. Kevin T. Mulligan, son of Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Elizabeth Mulligan, will be ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

The Rev. Mr. Joseph S. Zaleski, son of Deacon Stanley and Mrs. Sandra Zalenski, will be ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. on Saturday, May 16, 2015 9:45 a.m. (Procession) 10:00 a.m. (Mass) Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 […]

I’ve followed news of the tragic Amtrak train derailment in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia last night with deep sadness and concern.

Immaculée Ilibagiza, a Rwandan genocide survivor, New York Times best-selling author of Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Genocide and renown speaker will lead a weekend retreat at the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal, in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood.

Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are encouraged to support the Catholic Charities Appeal’s In-Pew Collection scheduled for the weekend of May 16th and 17th. The in-pew collection supplements the direct mail campaign of the Annual Appeal.

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. has asked that all 219 parishes in the five-county Archdiocese of Philadelphia consider taking up a voluntary one time, special collection during the weekend of May 30th-31st to support victims of the devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal that has claimed more than 6,000 lives so far.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced today that Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. has reviewed recommendations of the Archdiocesan Strategic Planning Committee and made decisions regarding possible parish mergers in the City of Philadelphia as well as Delaware and Montgomery Counties.

Throughout the weeks of April, our Commonwealth, along with the rest of the country, has been focused on National Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 28, on the constitutionality of states defining and recognizing marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

The World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia 2015 today announced that its highly anticipated online volunteer registration is now officially open to the public. With more than 10,000 volunteers needed for the World Meeting