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Dear friends,
Early this morning the Holy Father shared that he will undergo surgery within the next few days to have a small nodule removed from one of his lungs.
I ask all people throughout the Catholic Church of Philadelphia to join their hearts and voices in prayerful solidarity for the intention of Pope Leo’s health.
I was deeply saddened to learn that Officer Shane Seiber of the Philadelphia Police department was shot and killed while serving our city in the line of duty early this morning.
On behalf of the bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated religious, and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, I extend prayerful condolences to Officer Seiber’s widow, his young children, his other family members, and many friends as they mourn his tragic and untimely death.
Members of the first and second cohorts of OCE’s Rising Stars Leadership Academy will come together at Martha’s Community Farm, a ministry of Catholic Charities of Philadelphia, for a morning of service.
Most Reverend Keith J. Chylinski, the Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia who oversees Catholic education as part of his pastoral and administrative responsibilities in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, will visit Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish School (Maternity B.V.M.) in the Northeast section of Philadelphia for the celebration of Mass.
Hundreds of students from Catholic parish and regional elementary schools, Archdiocesan high schools, and Archdiocesan schools of special education will fill a portion of the Dominic J. Frederico '70 Gymnasium at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School as part of the official kick-off celebration for the 2026-2027 school year in the five-county Archdiocese of Philadelphia. This year marks the 175th anniversary of Catholic education in the Archdiocese.