Category: Bishop Nelson J. Perez

Philly prelate, leader in Hispanic ministry tapped to head bishop’s overseas charity

by bcadmin | Nov 23, 2022 | Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic Relief Services, Church in the US, lead, News | 0 |

Archbishop Nelson Pérez of Philadelphia will serve as the next chairman of the Catholic Relief Services board of directors on a three year term that runs through Nov. 2025.

Report: $78 million paid to sex abuse victims in Philadelphia Archdiocese

by bcadmin | Jun 3, 2022 | abuse payouts, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, News | 0 |

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has paid close to $78.5 million of a total of more than $81 million awarded to 438 victims of sexual abuse by archdiocesan clergy under the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program.

Catholic collegians gather for faith-filled SEEK22 weekend in Pennsylvania

by bcadmin | Feb 12, 2022 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic colleges, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Dominicans, FOCUS, Franciscan Friars, Legionaries of Christ, News | 0 |

A regional event of the annual SEEK22 conference of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students brought together 200 college students from Philadelphia-area campuses Feb. 5 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown.

Philadelphia archbishop prays for victims of fire that killed 13

by bcadmin | Jan 6, 2022 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Church in the US, fire, lead, News, Philadelphia | 0 |

Archbishop Nelson Perez of Philadelphia asked Catholics on Jan. 5 to join him in praying for all those that were affected by a duplex house fire that morning killing at least 13 people, including seven children.

Bishops invited on multicultural journey with young Catholics

by bcadmin | Nov 18, 2021 | Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, USCCB, USCCB fall assembly | 0 |

Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez invited fellow bishops to a national gathering in Chicago in June to participate with young Catholics in a dialogue about issues of culture, racism and inclusion through the prism of faith.

Cycling seminarians’ trek in Philadelphia Archdiocese promotes vocations

by bcadmin | Aug 21, 2021 | American seminarians, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Cycling, faith and sports, News, Seminarians, sports | 0 |

With tired legs but lively spirits, six seminarians from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary participated in Biking for Vocations.

Mass obligation to be reinstated on Assumption for Pennsylvania Catholics

by bcadmin | Jul 29, 2021 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, COVID restrictions, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News | 0 |

In place since March 2020 because of COVID-19, the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass in person in the Philadelphia Archdiocese is being lifted, effective Aug. 15.

Supreme Court’s recent decision an endorsement of religious social services, experts say

by bcadmin | Jun 23, 2021 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Becket Fund, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic Social Services, Church in the US, Foster care, lead, News, Religious Freedom, U.S. Supreme Court | 0 |

Some are heralding a unanimous Supreme Court decision that upholds the ability of a faith-based foster care agency to operate according to its faith as a statement from the nation’s highest court of its commitment to religious liberty.

Philadelphia priests look for ways to stop city’s gun violence

by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Gang violence, Gun violence, Guns, News, Philadelphia | 0 |

Philadelphia’s soaring rates of homicide and gun violence have deep-rooted causes that can only be solved with a combination of spirituality and concrete action, said several Philadelphia priests.

Philadelphia archbishop named member of Vatican’s Latin America commission

by bcadmin | Mar 11, 2021 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, News, pontifical commission for latin america, Vatican | 0 |

Pope Francis named Archbishop Nelson J. Perez of Philadelphia as a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

Philadelphia archbishop points out ‘sign of God’s great love’ to students

by bcadmin | Mar 7, 2021 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic Schools Week, Church in the US, News, Philadelphia | 0 |

The 798 students of Msgr. Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School, both in person and virtually, welcomed Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez for a Mass and tour of the school in suburban Drexel Hill Feb. 24.

Declining enrollment forces Philadelphia Archdiocese to close two schools

by bcadmin | Nov 19, 2020 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Bishop Nelson J. Perez, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic Schools, Church in the US, News, Philadelphia | 0 |

Declining enrollment and underutilized buildings are causing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to close two high schools at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year.