We are happy to share the following message from Michael Geer, President of the Pennsylvania Family Institute.

I am glad to bring you this breaking news – a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case Fulton v. City of Philadelphia that restores the right of Catholic Social Services to provide foster care and adoption services that align with its religious doctrine and convictions.

In 2018, city officials banned this charity from placing children for foster care and adoption services because of its refusal to place children with same-sex couples.

Our Independence Law Center filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief to the Supreme Court in this case on behalf of 15 Pennsylvania State Senators, detailing the history of religious liberty in Pennsylvania and America, and how the actions of Philadelphia violated those principles. Click here to read the full message.

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will celebrate an outdoor Mass of remembrance across the street from where the church originally stood. All are welcome to join together to remember the church and its importance in the life of the community on Saturday, June 19^th.

Audrey Wilson provides the weekly message!

Today, Archbishop Pérez marks his 60^th birthday.

In recognition of this occasion, the Office for Communications has produced a brief video featuring individuals representing various facets of our local Church. It can be viewed here.

The Saint Frances Cabrini Parish Community joins with all the faithful across the Archdiocese in sending prayerful best wishes to Archbishop Pérez.

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez recently shared special video messages for students and school families as well as teachers and administrators to mark the end of the 2020-2021 academic year.

These videos were shared across the Archbishop’s social media platforms beginning on Thursday, June 10, 2021 with his message to all students and concluded with his message to teachers and administrators on Monday, June 14, 2021.

Archbishop Pérez’s first video is dedicated to all of the wonderful students across the region and can be viewed here.  In this message, he also recognizes all graduates in the Class of 2021.

In his second message, the Archbishop thanks our school families for their sacrifices to provide the gift of a Catholic education. This video message can be viewed here.

In his third message, the Archbishop expresses gratitude to the dedicated teachers and administrators throughout the region who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to provide for their students in these challenging times. It can be viewed here.

Jean Madden, Director of Religious Education, gives the weekly message.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the internet connection for the livestreaming of our Sunday, June 6, 11:00 AM Mass was dropped immediately prior to the Communion and Concluding Rites. The complete Mass is now available in our Video Library or you can click here to access it.

Please Urge Your Senator and Representative to Support Legislation for School Choice

We respectfully ask for your help once again in reaching out to your state senator and representative.

Budget discussions are beginning at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, which means it is a very critical time for getting funding for our Catholic schools across Pennsylvania. We’ve all seen the great job that our schools have done over the years, but especially during the pandemic.  They remained mostly open this year, while many public schools remained shuttered or only opened partially. Our schools continue to deal with financial challenges that are not faced by the public schools that benefit from tax dollars. Therefore….

Please reach out to your state senator and representative to ask them to support legislation that supports school choice and a meaningful increase in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC).

Click the link below to log in and send your message:
https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/4FsO-Krj5_Gz6w9bOIVcjg

This week, our Business Manager, Karen David, gives the weekly message.

Deacon Tyler Sparrow will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, June 5th at 10:00 AM at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Click here on Saturday morning to access the livestream broadcast of the Ordination Mass.