Press Releases
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Launches New Ministry to Support Adults with Chronic Pain and Illness
April 3rd, 2024The Office for Life and Family has partnered with the Office for Persons with Disabilities to launch the Peace in the Storm Project. This initiative provides parishes throughout the five-county Archdiocese of Philadelphia with a model of spiritual and pastoral accompaniment to assist adults coping with chronic pain and illness. Based on scripture, fellowship, the […]
Catholic Home Missions Appeal Strengthens the Church at Home by Supporting Vital Ministries in Over 75 U.S. Dioceses
April 2nd, 2024Over 150 Students from Our Lady Of Grace Catholic School to Mark National Child Abuse Prevention Month by Planting Blue Pinwheels
April 1st, 2024The Archdiocesan Office for Child and Youth Protection (OCYP) will partner with Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Penndel (Bucks County) to host the Archdiocesan 2024 Blue Pinwheel Awareness Garden.
Bishop Burbidge Invites Faithful to Prayer as Supreme Court Hears Case on Abortion Drugs
March 26th, 2024Saint John the Evangelist Parish to Hold Annual Via Crucis on Good Friday
March 25th, 2024Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Center City Philadelphia will hold its annual Via Crucis (The Way of the Cross) on Friday, March 29th — Good Friday. Friday, March 29, 2024 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Saint John the Evangelist Parish (Upper Church) 21 South 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Directed by Dr. Annette DiMedio, Via Crucis, is a musical score by composer […]
U.S. Bishops’ President and Chairman of International Justice and Peace Issue Holy Week Call to Prayer for an End to the Israel-Hamas War
March 25th, 2024Archdiocese of Philadelphia Renews Partnership with Villanova School of Business to Offer Master of Science Degree in Church Management
March 25th, 2024The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is pleased to announce it has renewed its unique partnership with Villanova University’s Center for Church Management (CCM) to offer an innovative two-year, online Master of Science in Church Management (MSCM) degree designed to provide students with a high-level skill set in effective church management. Qualified students who work for any […]
Over 16,000 Students from Archdiocesan High Schools, Parish and Regional Elementary Schools, Schools of Special Education, and Independence Mission Schools Throughout the Five-County Region Attended Screening of Cabrini Movie
March 21st, 2024107 schools representing Archdiocesan high schools, parish and regional elementary schools, schools of special education, and Independence Mission Schools attended special screenings courtesy of the Ambassador’s Fund for Catholic Education. Over 16,000 students representing 107 Archdiocesan high schools, parish and regional elementary schools, schools of special education, and Independence Mission Schools throughout the five-county […]
Cardinal O’Hara High School Girls’ Basketball Team to Play in PIAA 6A State Championship
March 20th, 2024Cardinal O’Hara community to cheer team at sendoff before they depart for Hershey. The Cardinal O’Hara High School (COHS) Girls’ Basketball Team from Springfield (Delaware County) will contend for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) 6A State Championship when they play Spring-Ford from Royersford (Montgomery County). The COHS community as well as members of the […]