Please contact your PA state senator to ask him or her to support Senate Bill 956, which would prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion in Pennsylvania.

The bill is going to be up for discussion and a vote tomorrow morning in a PA Senate committee. 

The urgency of the bill comes in the wake of a lawsuit filed by pro-abortion advocates to bypass the state legislature and force taxpayers to provide this funding. Without this piece of legislation, the sanctity of life would be left to the discretion and political leanings of the courts.

Senate Bill 956 and its companion bill in the House, HB 2252, are constitutional amendments, meaning that they would have to pass two sessions in the legislature and then go to the ballot on a referendum. Governor Wolf would have no power to stop them. Click here to log in and send your message.

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will officially launch the 2022 Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA) at a special news conference on Monday, January 24^th at 10:00 a.m. The theme for this year’s appeal is, “Giving Hope to All.”

CCA is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s single most important fundraising initiative. It benefits hundreds of thousands of people in need through countless organizations and ministries throughout the five-county region.

Archbishop Pérez will announce this year’s fundraising goal and highlight the impact the initiative has on those served by the charitable and educational ministries of the Archdiocese.

He will be joined by Mr. William “Bill” J. Phelan, IV, Esq., President of the CCA Board of Directors, as well as representatives from CCA beneficiaries who will offer remarks about the impact of the CCA.

The announcement will be streamed live on Archbishop Pérez’s Facebook at facebook.com/Archbisho…. All are invited to attend virtually.

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Archbishop Pérez will be the principal convener of the annual Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Service that will be held on Monday, January 17^th at the Miraculous Medal Shrine (500 East Chelten Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144). All are welcome and encouraged to participate in-person or virtually in this prayerful gathering that will commemorate the life and legacy of Doctor King. The prayer service will take place with adherence to guidelines set forth by governmental health agencies. In addition, it will be broadcast live beginning at 6:00 PM. To access the livestream broadcast, click here at 6:00 PM on Monday, January 17th.

Today, Archbishop Pérez released a statement regarding the national observance of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Click here to read the statement.

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Man Up Philly presents

The 14th Annual

Men’s Spirituality Conference

March 19, 2022

COME BACK TO ME

Immaculata University Alumnae Hall

All men in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to attend the 14th Annual Men’s Spirituality Conference. We encourage all men of our parish – husbands, fathers, sons, brothers, friends – to participate in this inspiring day of faith and fellowship – to return to the Lord with all their hearts! Rediscover the power and purpose of our faith!

Man Up Philly 2022 welcomes back Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, acclaimed speaker, TV and radio host, and author of Behold the Man: A Catholic Vision of Male Spirituality, Keith Nester, Youth & Young Adult minister and author of The Convert’s Guide to Roma Catholicism, Pat Chambers, former NCAA Head Coach at Boston U and Penn State, and back by popular demand, Mark Forrest, internationally recognized Irish tenor, who will lead our Eucharistic Adoration.  The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available, and the Conference will conclude with Mass celebrated by the Most Reverend Archbishop Nelson Perez.

For more information and to register go to the website: www.manupphilly.com 

Weekly Message by Audrey Wilson