Press Releases
Statement Of Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez Regarding Devastating Row Home Fire in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Neighborhood
Like many of you, I have been following the heartbreaking local news this morning about a devastating house fire in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia that claimed more than a dozen lives.
Saint Pio Foundation Donates 1,000 Christmas Boxes Of Food To Nutritional Development Services Of The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia
Nutritional Development Services has provided food and food-related resources to those in need throughout the Greater Philadelphia region for nearly half a century.
USCCB: U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Addresses Future of Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON—As another year concludes without enactment of meaningful immigration reform, Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, auxiliary bishop of Washington and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, issued the following statement:
WSFS Bank Partners With Nutritional Development Services, An Agency Of The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia, To Help Our Neighbors In Need This Holiday Season
Nutritional Development Services has provided food and food-related resources to those in need throughout the Greater Philadelphia region for nearly half a century.
USCCB: U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Denounces FDA Decision on Chemical Abortion Pill
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today they will eliminate the safety requirement of in-person dispensing in the Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for the chemical abortion drug mifepristone.
The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Mass Schedule
Schedule of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses
Memorial Mass to Mark the One Month Anniversary of the Passing of Sister Maureen Lawrence, McDermott, I.H.M.
Reverend G. Dennis Gill, Rector and Pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of the Saints Peter and Paul and Director for the Office for Divine Worship for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, will be the celebrant and homilist for the Memorial Mass marking the one month anniversary of the death of Sister Maureen Lawrence McDermott, I.H.M. Members […]
Catholic High Schools Throughout the Five-County Region to Wrap Presents for Children and Youth Served by Catholic Social Services
The gifts will be distributed to children attending Catholic Social Services’ 66th annual Archbishop’s Benefit for Children Christmas Party. Catholic high schools throughout the five-county region will donate and wrap presents for children and youth served by Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CSS). The gifts will be distributed during CSS’ 66th annual […]
Catholic Social Services to Host 66th Annual Archbishop’s Benefit for Children Christmas Party for 300 Children and Youth
Children will enjoy a fun-filled and entertaining afternoon that showcases the magic of Christmas in a tradition tracing back to Cardinal John O’Hara in the 1950’s.
Declaración Del Arzobispo Nelson J. Pérez Sobre Los Devastadores Tornados
«Después de la devastación causada por los recientes tornados que arrasaron el sur y el medio oeste, muchos de nuestros hermanos y hermanas están de luto por la pérdida de sus seres queridos y luchando con enormes dificultades. En nombre del clero, religiosos y fieles laicos de la Arquidiócesis de Filadelfia, pido solidaridad con los […]