The congregation, from young to old, prays during Mass celebrated by Archbishop Charles Chaput to begin the Catholic Women’s Conference.

Geraldine Petr and her daughter Bernadette from St. Eleanor Parish in Collegeville attend the opening Mass for the conference.

Robin Carosslli from St. Pius X Parish in Broomall prays during Mass.

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Katelyn D’Adamo from St. Katherine of Siena Parish in Northeast Philadelphia prays during Mass.

Courtney Garrett and Rhiannon Brodbine from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Buckingham pray at Mass before heading to youth track sessions.

Divina Dayawon from Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Parkesburg.

Rosalina Norita from Maternity B.V.M. Parish in Northeast Philadelphia.

Divina Dayawon (right) from Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Parkesburg holds hands with other women while praying during the opening Mass of the conference.

The Catholic Women’s Conference was standing-room-only for the opening Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown.

Danielle Gallagher, right, from St. Pius X Parish in Broomall prays with a full church at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestowchowa in Doylestown for the Catholic Women’s Conference.

Archbishop Charles Chaput distributes Communion during Mass at the Catholic Women’s conference Oct. 29 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown. (Sarah Webb)

Maria Santos from St. Martin of Tours Parish in the Oxford Circle section of Philadelphia prays during Mass at the Catholic Women’s Conference.

Young people chat during breakfast as way to get to know one another before starting their session at the Catholic Women’s Conference.

Mary Rice Hasson, from the Women’s Forum Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, speaks on “The Feminine Genius: Women’s Mission of Mercy in the Family, the Church and the World” during her keynote address.

Theresa Leinker from St. Andrew Parish’s Youth Ministry in Newtown speaks to the young women of the youth track about true beauty revealed.

Women in the youth track work on an ice breaker where each were given a note with a word so they could come together to read a line of Scripture.

Women in the youth track work on an ice breaker where each were given a note with a word so they could come together to read a line of Scripture.

Theresa Leinker from St. Andrew Parish’s Youth Ministry in Newtown speaks to the young women of the youth track about true beauty revealed.

Youth track participants used the beautiful grounds of the shrine and nice weather to talk in their breakout sessions.

Members of the Spanish track gather to hear Lucia Luzondo speak.

Lucia Luzondo, from the Archdiocese of San Antonio’s Renovacion Familiar Ministires, delivers the Spanish track keynote speech.

American Sign Language keynote presenter Jeannine Adkins, a pastoral worker and vlogger for TheDeafCatholicMom, presents on the topic of “Deaf Catholic Women: Hearts that See.”

American Sign Language keynote presenter Jeannine Adkins is a pastoral worker and vlogger for TheDeafCatholicMom from Topeka, Kansas.

Archbishop Chaput preaches during Mass for women at the conference with the Marian theme, “Mother of Mercy, Make Our Hearts like Yours!”