Press Releases
Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez to Celebrate Annual Mass for Persons with Disabilities and the Deaf Community
Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the annual Archdiocesan Mass for Persons with Disabilities.
U.S. Bishops’ Doctrine Committee Issues Statement on the Proper Disposition of Bodily Remains
Letter from Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez to the Our Mother Of Consolation Parish Community
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, My heart dropped with deep sorrow when I learned of the fire that tore through the Our Mother of Consolation School building on Tuesday afternoon. This moment is challenging in many ways and I know it comes with a great deal of pain and anxiety for all of you. […]
West Catholic Preparatory High School Boys’ Basketball Team to Play in PIAA 3A State Championship Game
WCPHS community to hold pep rally as team departs for Hershey. The West Catholic Preparatory High School (WCPHS) Boys’ Basketball Team will contend for the first state title in program history when they play Deer Lake High School from Cheswick (Allegheny County). The WCPHS community will gather for a pep rally ahead of the teams’ […]
Archbishop John Carroll High School Girls’ Basketball Team to Play in PIAA 6A State Championship
Archbishop Carroll community to cheer team at sendoff before they depart for Hershey. The Archbishop John Carroll High School (ACHS) Girls’ Basketball Team from Radnor (Delaware County) will contend for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) 6A State Championship when they play Cedar Cliff from Camp Hill (Cumberland County). The ACHS community will line the […]
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Publishes Audited Financial Statements for Additional Entities for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022
Late last year, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia published audited financial statements for the Office for Financial Services, its Pastoral Center entity, as well as the Philadelphia Theological Seminary of Saint Charles Borromeo for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary to Award Professor Helen M. Alvaré Honorary Degree During Seminary’s 2023 Concursus
Professor Alvaré will give the Concursus keynote address to seminary graduates
Saint Martin de Porres Parish Priest to Walk 26-miles to Raise Funds to Benefit Wheelchair Bound Parishioners
In keeping with Lent’s practice of prayer, reflection, and sacrifice, Father Addisalem Mekonnen will journey on foot from Philadelphia to Doylestown
Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Secondary Schools to Open Their Doors to 7th Grade Students Throughout the Region for Universal Visitation Day
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is hosting a common universal visitation day for all of its high schools throughout the five-county region. Seventh grade students throughout the metropolitan area have the opportunity to explore one of the sixteen high schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in depth. This initiative allows prospective high school students to […]