With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis decided to extend the ...

Students of Catholic elementary and secondary schools, plus schools of special education, packaged 1,500 care bags for people ...

Parishes and organizations in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are offering numerous ways to support sacramental marriage for ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The ownership group of the Philadelphia 76ers and Comcast Spectacor have officially announced their plan for a new arena in South Philly, one day after news broke that the ...

"In the journey of life, we could identify hope as the signpost that marks our itinerary," he said during a meeting with seminarians from Córdoba, Spain, Jan. 17. Hope provides a "direction" in the ...

The seminarians, diaconal candidates ... Bishop Chylinski will assume oversight of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Office for Catholic Education on July 1. OCE provides central support to ...

The seminarians, diaconal candidates ... The Rev. Christopher Redcay (Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia) Referring to his role as pastor of Saint Patrick Parish in Malvern for ...

South Philadelphia is slated to be down one very large ship starting Thursday morning. No, not that one. The decommissioned aircraft carrier formerly known as the USS John F. Kennedy is scheduled to ...

Milwaukee became what was known as a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in 1843, carved out of what was then the Archdiocese of Detroit. It became an archdiocese in 1875. Today, it tallies 184 ...

Led the archdiocese through arguably the most contentious ... Oversaw an increase in seminarians and growing enrollment in Catholic schools. Known for humor, joviality and warmth.

A Philadelphia juvenile court judge had sentenced Abdul to a secure institution nine months earlier, with the goal of rehabilitating him, after the teen pleaded guilty to a string of car thefts. That ...