Archdiocese of Philadelphia Office for Black Catholics

This morning I was honored to celebrate Mass at 9:00 a.m. with the faithful of the beloved SMDP Catholic Church North Philly. What a wonderful blessing for me as your Archbishop to Welcome Home to Mass my sisters and brothers in Christ from across our region on this #TrinitySunday!

Racism in Our Streets and Structures A Test of Faith, A Crisis for Our Nation June 5, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT... Location: Online Featured Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington is the only African-American archbishop in the United States and is a past president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Dr. Marcia Chatelain is a distinguished associate professor of history and African-American studies and served as a member of the Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation at Georgetown University. She is author of South Side Girls: Growing Up in the Great Migration (2015) and organizer of the #FergusonSyllabus. Ralph McCloud is the director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. bishops’ anti-poverty program. He has also served as the president of the National Association of Black Catholic Administrators and served four terms on the Fort Worth City Council and three terms as mayor pro tempore. Gloria Purvis is a host of the EWTN radio show Morning Glory. She is also a board member for the Northwest Pregnancy Center, a member of the National Black Catholic Congress’ Leadership Commission on Social Justice, and chairperson for Black Catholics United for Life. John Carr, director of the Initiative, will moderate the conversation. https://catholicsocialthought.georgetown.edu//racism-in-ou

Philadelphia Area Religious Leaders Respond in Anguish over the Death of George Floyd. Thursday Virtual Prayer Vigil Co-Conveners, Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia... Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez - Archdiocese of Philadelphia Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez - Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Imam Anwar Muhaimin - Quba Masjid Rabbi David Straus - Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Members, Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia Kavneet Singh Pannu - American Sikh Council | Rev. Robert Collier Sr. - Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Rabbi Eric Yanoff & Rabbi Annie Lewis - Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia | Kevin Jagoe - Unitarian Universalist Association, Central Eastern Region | Bokin Kim - Won Institute of Graduate Studies | Rabbi Albert Gabbai - Congregation Mikveh Israel | Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell - Delaware Valley Association of Reform Rabbis | Rev. Peggy Johnson - Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, United Methodist Church | Rev. Stephen Kriss - Franconia Conference, Mennonite Church USA | Rev. Glenn McDowell - Philadelphia Gospel Movement | Dr. Wilson Goode - Philadelphia Leadership Foundation | Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace - Presbytery of Philadelphia | Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin - Rabbinical Assembly of Greater Philadelphia Region | Rabbi Shawn Zevit - Reconstructing Judaism | Lt. Col. Larry Ashcroft and Rev. Bonnie Camarda - Salvation Army of Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware | Bishop Patricia Davenport - Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, ECLA | Dr. Gity Etemad - Spiritual Assembly of the Bahai’s of Philadelphia Interfaith Philadelphia Leadership Rev. Jesse Garner - Board Chair Abby Stamelman Hocky - Executive Director Rev. Edward Livingston - Religious Leaders Council Coordinator Rev. John B. Hougen - Zones of Peace Coordinator For more information visit: https://www.interfaithphiladelphia.org/zones-of-peace

Some positive news in the midst of unrest in the city of Philadelphia. Of note, one of the organizers is a graduate of Neumann Goretti High School. May the Lord Give Us Peace!

Bishop Barron's Reflection on St. Charles Lwange and Companions.

St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Pray for us!

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Statement of U.S. Bishops Chairmen in Wake of Death of George Floyd and National Protests http://www.usccb.org/news/2020/20-83.cfm May 29, 2020...Continue reading

Statement from Archbishop Nelson Perez regarding Mr. George Floyd.