Press Releases
Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Kick Off 48th Annual Rice Bowl Initiative
February 6th, 2023For the 48th consecutive year, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will kick-off Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) Rice Bowl, a nationwide Lenten program providing people of all ages with ways to put their faith into action through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
Catholic Housing and Community Services to Hold Groundbreaking for Father Augustus Tolton Place an Affordable Senior Living Community in the Eastwick Section of Southwest Philadelphia
February 3rd, 2023Fr. Augustus Tolton Place will be the seventh affordable housing community for seniors developed by Catholic Housing and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
President of U.S. Bishops Conference on Bishops’ United Position Against the Evil of Abortion
February 3rd, 2023Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez to Celebrate Mass and Bless the New Early Childhood Education Center at Saint Patrick School in Malvern
February 3rd, 2023Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will visit Saint Patrick School in Malvern (Chester County) to celebrate Mass for the school community. Reverend T. Christopher Redcay, Pastor of Saint Patrick Parish, and Reverend Arul Amalraj, O.Praem, Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish, will concelebrate. Deacon Louis Libbi and Deacon Tom Strohmetz will provide liturgical assistance. Wednesday, February […]
U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman on Proposed Rule for “Contraceptive Mandate”
February 1st, 2023World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life and Profession Class of 2022
January 31st, 2023Archbishop Nelson J. Perez to Visit Archbishop John Carroll High School to Celebrate Mass and Host “Ask the Archbishop” as Part of National Observance of Catholic School Week
January 31st, 2023“Ask the Archbishop” is an “AMA” style gathering with students representing Archdiocesan high schools, elementary schools, and schools of special education. Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will visit Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor (Delaware County) to celebrate Mass and visit the school community. Reverend Mark Cavara, Archbishop Carroll’s Campus Minister, will concelebrate Mass. In […]
U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Expresses Support for “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion”
January 30th, 2023Schools Throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2023
January 28th, 2023The Archdiocese of Philadelphia will join in the national observance of Catholic Schools Week (CSW) January 29, 2023 – February 4, 2023.
The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and The Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel to Hold Requiem Mass on the One Month Anniversary of the Passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
January 26th, 2023Reverend G. Dennis Gill, Rector of the Cathedral Basilica of the Saints Peter and Paul, will be the celebrant and homilist for the Memorial Mass marking the one month anniversary of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.