In mid-November, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia published audited financial statements for The Office for Financial Services, its Pastoral Center entity, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. Those statements reported a core operating result with a surplus of $1.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. They also illustrated a cumulative improvement of $271.9 million against underfunded balance sheet obligations since June 30, 2012.

This year, as we’ve journeyed through Advent, I’ve tried a little experiment. I’ve kept track of how often I’ve heard about “the holidays,” “holiday sales” and “holiday gift-giving” . . . and how little I’ve heard about the heart and meaning of the season: Christmas. Try it yourself. Listen to the radio. Watch a little […]

Dedicated volunteers from Bucks County will host the fifth annual Children’s Christmas Brunch for more than 120 young children and their families, most of whom are served by the Bucks County Family Service Center.

Saint Anne’s Senior Community Center will hold its annual Christmas party for nearly 50 older adults. Saint Anne’s is a ministry of Catholic Housing and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Saint Gabriel’s Out-of-School-Time Program (OST) will host a potluck dinner and paint night for young students and their families.

As part of the inaugural “Sharing Hope, Filling Hearts” initiative, homeless men and women served by Catholic Social Services’ housing and lunch programs will prepare 550 stockings for homeless and at-risk youth attending the 63rd Annual Archbishop’s Benefit for Children.

Dr. Nathan Knutson Appointed as the Lucille M. Francesco Chair in Sacred Music Most Reverend Timothy C. Senior, Rector of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, today announced the creation of the Lucille M. Francesco Chair in Sacred Music and the appointment of Dr. Nathan Knutson as the first holder of the chair. The chair was recently […]

Senior citizens in need of assistance obtaining food this Advent season will get a boost thanks to a partnership between two agencies of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Nutritional Development Services and Catholic Housing and Community Services.