Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archives

Philly’s Archbishop Chaput looks at living faith in America
- Church in the US, Commentary
- May 27, 2017
Religion in America is not just a matter for history class. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia points to the work of the great French observer of early American life, Alexis de Tocqueville, in concluding that the strength of American society was “the prevalence and intensity of religious belief.” In a new book, Chaput asks what happens when religion is no longer part of our shared common culture? In a word, what happens now?
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Former Air Force pilot named auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- May 16, 2017
Father Bernard E. Shlesinger III – director of spiritual formation in the theology division of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania – has been named the new auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Before entering the priesthood, he was a captain in the United States Air Force, flying a C-130E Hercules transport aircraft.
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Philadelphia priest faces embezzlement charges for $500,000
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- April 8, 2017
Monsignor William A. Dombrow, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, faces federal charges of embezzling more than $500,000. He allegedly siphoned off funds intended for care of retired archdiocesan priests, who are credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors, at Villa St. Joseph where he served as the rector.
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Chaput calls on citizens, legal residents to rally for immigrants

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia is calling on citizens and legal residents to attend a pro-immigrant rally on Sunday, reminding them that “Catholics originally came to this country as poor, often non-English-speaking immigrants seeking a better future.”

Vandalism at Jewish cemeteries decried, called hateful actions

Following an act of vandalism against at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput called on the clergy, religious and laypeople “to join in prayerful solidarity with the families of those whose final resting places have been disturbed. Violence and hate against anyone, simply because of who they are, is inexcusable.”

A pastor says the ‘Amoris’ mess on Communion must end

Commentary

February 19, 2017

From the in-the-trenches perspective of a pastor, the welter of competing guidelines and interpretations of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ is a mess. Why can’t the pope reaffirm timeless Catholic teaching, and set to work to revise the rules for annulments to reflect contemporary pastoral realities?