The StoneMor Scholars initiative was announced in August 2015 and provides one freshman student at each Archdiocese of Philadelphia high school with a partial scholarship, in the amount of $3,000 per scholar, during the 2015-2016 school year.

The Papal Choir of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will be performing at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

Throughout his recent visit to Philadelphia, Pope Francis showed great sensitivity to the beauty and challenges of everyday family life, and people rightly responded with gratitude and enthusiasm.

Saint Mary of the Assumption (Philadelphia) will no longer serve as a worship site of Saint John the Baptist Parish (Philadelphia) and will close as a Roman Catholic Church

Bishop Michael J. Fitzgerald will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the Annual World Mission Sunday Mass. After the once-in-a-lifetime World Meeting of Families and Papal Visit, the celebration this year is even more special. The Mass commemorates the vital work of Mission churches throughout the world and the support extended to their efforts by the faithful of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

The Church can be truthful without being merciful. But she can’t be merciful without being truthful.

A medida que el Sínodo de los Obispos sobre la Familia cierra su segunda semana en un enjambre de atención de los medios de comunicación y algunas interpretaciones muy diferentes, podría ser un buen momento para recordar un punto simple.

Called by Name will roll-out in all parishes of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on the weekends of November 1 and November 8.

Just as our thoughts shape the language we use, so too the language we use shapes our thinking and the content of our discussions.