Tag: Archdiocese of Philadelphia

When it comes to the pressures associated with being the shepherd of a diocese, it doesn't get much easier than advocating for your community's...

PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia parish is in shock following the brazen theft of an historic golden crown from a beloved statue of Mary. An intruder...

PHILADELPHIA -- Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia has announced a new initiative to open hearts, rather than shutter parishes, in countering declining numbers...

PHILADELPHIA-- In the wake of recent high-profile cases of financial mismanagement at parishes, experts said transparency, accountability and greater involvement of finance councils in...

More than a million people descended upon Logan Circle on a beautiful autumn day in Center City Philadelphia Oct. 3, 1979, for a Mass...

AMBLER, Pa. A newly built campus for a historic seminary in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia reflects the "mentorship and accompaniment" crucial to seminarian formation...

PHILADELPHIA  -- The shrine of a beloved Philadelphia saint sustained thousands of dollars' worth of damage in an apparent act of vandalism. Panels of three...

As Pope Francis seeks to include more women in key church leadership positions, a Catholic social worker has been named to a pioneering post...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is welcoming three new auxiliary bishops -- all of whom, as Philadelphia priests, are already home. The Vatican press...

A Philadelphia priest has admitted to sexually abusing a teen girl who was once an altar server at his parish. Father Armand D. Garcia appeared...