Press Releases
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez To Celebrate Annual Hispanic Heritage Mass
Celebrating the heritage and diversity of the Hispanic Catholic Community As part of its commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will host the 18th Annual Hispanic Heritage Mass. Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will be the principal celebrant, and Bishop Christopher Cooke will deliver the homily. Saturday, October 5, 2024 10:30 a.m. (Procession) 11:00 a.m. […]
Saint John The Evangelist Parish in Center City Philadelphia to Celebrate the Transitus of Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Center City Philadelphia will hold an evening service to commemorate the Transitus of Saint Francis of Assisi, his passing from earthly life to eternal life. The Transitus is a Franciscan devotion celebrated annually on October 3rd, the eve of Saint Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day. Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:00 p.m. Saint John the […]
Mr. Daniel J. Dougherty, Jr., Appointed Chief Financial and Operating Officer for the Secretariat for Catholic Human Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Mr. Dougherty will succeed Deacon Franz Fruehwald, who is retiring following three decades of service to those in need in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez and the Office of Catholic Education to Celebrate the New School Year with Official Back-to-School Pep Rally
Hundreds of Catholic school students from throughout the Philadelphia region will gather with Archbishop Pérez at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School Hundreds of students from Catholic parish and regional elementary schools, Archdiocesan high schools, and Archdiocesan schools of special education will fill a portion of the football stadium at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School (CEC) as part […]
Archdiocese Of Philadelphia to Host 9th Annual Catholic Women’s Conference at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for the New Evangelization will host its 9th Annual Catholic Women’s Conference with a day of fun, friendship, faith formation and prayer centered on the theme, “The Joys of Womanhood, Sacred, Beloved, & Beautiful.” Saturday, October 19, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa […]
Lansdale Catholic High School Community to Celebrate 75th Anniversary with Mass
Most Reverend Keith J. Chylinski, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for the 75th Anniversary of Lansdale Catholic High School (LC). Tuesday, October 1, 2024 9:15 a.m. Saint Stanislaus Church 51 Lansdale Avenue Lansdale, PA 19446 The Mass will be celebrated at Saint Stanislaus Church in Lansdale (Montgomery County). This church […]
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez Releases Video Conversation with Ms. Julia Osęka, Voting Delegate for the Second Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
A student at Saint Joseph’s University, Ms. Osęka is one of ten non-Bishop voting delegates from North America, and one of only 54 female voting delegates appointed by the Vatican to represent the North American region at the upcoming synod. Today, Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez released a video in advance of the Second Session of […]
Holy Family Catholic School in Phoenixville Named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
Holy Family Catholic School in Phoenixville (Chester County) was selected as part of the 2024 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools in an announcement made by Miguel Cardona, Ed.D., Secretary of the United States Department of Education, on September 23, 2024. Holy Family is one of only 356 total schools and among just 40 private […]