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December 22, 2021

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.

December 21, 2021

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:

December 21, 2021

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.

December 17, 2021

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.

December 17, 2021

The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Mass Schedule

Schedule of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses

December 16, 2021

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 […]

December 16, 2021

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 […]

December 14, 2021

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.

December 13, 2021

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 […]

December 13, 2021

Statement of Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez Regarding Devastating Tornadoes through the South and Midwest

“Following the devastation caused by the recent tornadoes that ripped through the South and Midwest, so many of our brothers and sisters are mourning the loss of loved ones and struggling with immense hardship. In the name of the clergy, religious, and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, I ask that we stand in […]