Charles Chaput
PHOTOS: World Meeting of Families Kicks Off at Convention Center
The World Meeting of Families got official kickoff treatment this afternoon at the Pennsylvania Convention Center with remarks from Mayor Nutter, Archdiocese of Philadelphia Charles J. Chaput and […]
Kenney to Nutter: You Should Stand Up For Gays When Pope Visits
[Updated September 24, 4 p.m., to include Mayor Nutter’s response.] Democratic mayoral nominee Jim Kenney is calling on the City of Philadelphia to get LGBT Catholics some […]
Chaput Slams Trump on Immigration
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput assailed GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying Trump’s rhetoric on immigration “plays on our worst fears and resentments.” The […]
Chaput, Allies Push Back Against “Culture Warrior” Criticism
With the pope’s visit ever-nearer — less than a month away now! — Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput has come under increasing scrutiny and criticism about […]
Archbishop Charles Chaput: The Hardliner
All Pat Smiley wants is a chance to meet with him, to make her case, to be heard — that’s all any of them want, […]
Waldron Mercy Will Meet Over Gay Teacher’s Firing
The Catholic school that fired a gay teacher will hold a special September meeting with parents to discuss the act. Nell Stetser, principal of Waldron […]
Report: Archbishop Chaput Received Hate Mail Over Firing Gay Teacher
A friend and ally of Archbishop Charles Chaput reports that the leader of Philadelphia Catholics has received nasty hate mail for his support of a […]
Is Archbishop Chaput Trolling Pope Francis?
“So,” a colleague asked me this week, “Is Archbishop Chaput trolling the pope?” It was a funny notion — putting the leader of the city’s […]
Department of Duh: Of Course Margie Winters Got Fired
In some ways, I feel for Archbishop Charles J. Chaput. Yesterday, when he released a statement on the archdiocese’s position on the firing of Margie Winters, […]
Local Gay Catholics React to Archbishop’s Statement on Fired Gay Teacher
Yesterday, we reported that Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput issued a statement over the recent termination of openly gay Waldron Mercy Academy teacher Margie Winters. In […]
Archbishop of Philadelphia “Very Grateful” that Waldron Mercy Academy Fired Gay Teacher
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has finally broken their silence over last week’s termination of a Waldron Mercy Academy teacher because of her sexuality. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput […]
Jim Kenney’s Long War with the Archdiocese
Democratic mayoral nominee Jim Kenney is a proud graduate of St. Joe’s Prep and La Salle. He was born and raised in a Irish Catholic […]
Ahead of Pope Francis’ Visit, a Musical Schism in the Philadelphia Archdiocese
Deep in a list of “liturgical music happenings” late last month was this curious announcement: John Romeri, music director of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was […]
Three Important Quotes from Archbishop Chaput’s New Interview
Archbishop Charles Chaput recently gave an interview to CatholicPhilly.org, reminiscing about his first years here, looking ahead to the visit of Pope Francis, and reflecting […]
Chaput Says Indiana Law Not Discrimination
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput has joined a high-profile effort to defend a new Indiana “religious freedom” law that many observers say allows business owners to […]