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Youth Ministry Directors Go Mobile to Meet Parish Leaders’ Needs
The archdiocesan Office for Ministry with Youth hosts Deanery Family Gatherings throughout the Philadelphia area to help strengthen faith and build connections among parish youth ministers.
Theme of Darkness, Light at SonRise Festival Readies Young Adults for Holy Week
It’s a predawn start for the young adults attending the event Saturday, March 28 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, which prayerfully explores how the light of grace can conquer sin and come into our lives at Easter.
A Holy Week Primer: Solemn Days Leading to Joy of Resurrection
The eight days beginning with Palm Sunday include the Sacred Triduum with two Masses on Holy Thursday, a Good Friday liturgy and the ancient traditions of Holy Saturday.
Estela Reyes-Bugg to Retire After 30 Years of Saying Yes to Service
The Philadelphia resident has started new initiatives from community centers to Project Rachel to leading volunteers for Catholic Charities of Philadelphia, all with the compassionate love of Jesus in her heart.
Sister Kathleen Patricia Haughey, Longtime Educator, dies at 94
Sister Kathleen Patricia Haughey, Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for 75 years, entered eternal life on February 22, 2026, at Notre Dame Long Term Care in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the age of 94 years old.
Young Adults Hope for ‘Transformative’ Summer Pilgrimage to Poland
Pauline Father Timothy Tarnacki, director of the archdiocesan Office for Ministry with Young Adults, is leading a group of young people ages 18-39 to four cities in his Polish homeland. Over nine days they will form friendships and devotion to saints including St. John Paul II.
Archbishop Pérez Asks for Good Friday Prayer for Peace in the Middle East and Ukraine
Faithful are encouraged to show continued concern for the people of the Middle East, Ukraine, and in all parts of the world by praying a special prayer for peace on Good Friday.
Artists to Unveil War‑Inspired Painting at Ukrainian Cathedral
Ukrainian artists will publicly unveil a large-scale collaborative painting Sunday, March 29 at 11:30 a.m. at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia, concluding a monthlong art project responding to the war in Ukraine.
Catholic Charities Night Returns to Citizens Bank Park for 13th Year
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Catholic Charities Appeal will team up with the Philadelphia Phillies on June 5 for its 13th annual Catholic Charities Night, with proceeds supporting Nutritional Development Services.
Sister Donna Franklin, Phila. Native and Archbishop Wood Alumna Who Ministered in Germantown, Dies at 75
Sister Donna (Donna Marie) Franklin, D.C., a Philadelphia native and 1968 graduate of Archbishop Wood High School who later ministered at Immaculate Conception Parish in Germantown, died March 11, 2026, in Albany, N.Y.