“We can find no social or moral justification, no justification whatsoever, for lack of housing.” Pope Francis spoke these strong words during his visit to St. Maria’s Meals Program of Catholic Charities in Washington, DC. He reminded all of us that Jesus came into this world as

On this day of the Feast of St. Francis, like this if you’ll commit to living these words from Pope Francis. A photo posted by U.S. Catholic Bishops (@usccb) on Oct 4, 2015 at 5:54am PDT

Pope Francis is bringing a message of mercy to Cuba and the United States this week and has declared a Holy Year of Mercy beginning December 8. He is urging all of us “to live this Year in the light of the Lord’s words: ‘Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. (cf. Lk 6:36

More than one in four Pennsylvanians are Catholic, making Catholicism the largest faith community in the Commonwealth. The daily influence of the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania can be seen in the Catholic hospitals, soup kitchens, nursing homes and schools that serve thousands of Pen

The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) will provide extensive coverage of the 2015 World Meeting of Families and Papal Visit to Pennsylvania residents.  Funded by Pennsylvania cable companies, PCN’s coverage is available to view on cable in Pennsylvania, and on the PCN Select mobile app

September 1 is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Pope Francis urges us to see this as “a precious opportunity to renew our personal participation in this vocation as custodians of creation, raising to God our thanks for the marvelous works that He has entrusted t

Laudato Si’, the encyclical letter of Pope Francis on care for all of God’s creation, was released today. It can be read in its entirety here. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, OFM CAP., of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia wrote, “Laudato Si speaks eloquently of inter-generatio

People from around the world will gather in Philadelphia this September for the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States. More than a million and a half people are expected to participate in a week of activities, including Mass celebrated by the Pop

Thousands of people across the United States will be welcomed into the Catholic Church at this year’s Easter vigil, April 4, including a retired Marine captain who appeared on the cover of National Geographic, a woman from The Gambia now living in the Pacific Northwest and a woman fro

The World Meeting of Families is just six months away. Archbishop Chaput of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia offered the following advice about what we can do to get involved in this historic and life-changing event:   First, World Meeting of Families is a very expensive event. Mu