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Two-Day Christmas Celebration at St. Mary of Providence Center Dec. 13-14
Experience 'Joy Around the World' at Saint Mary of Providence Center, with global Christmas décor, festive dinner, and Cookies with Santa.
St. Patrick Church to Hold Annual Christmas Bazaar Dec. 6
Celebrate the season at St. Patrick Church’s Christmas Bazaar Dec. 6 with auctions, crafts, caroling, and family fun supporting stained-glass restoration.
Our Lady of Fatima to Host Mass of Healing Dec. 5
Join the faithful at Our Lady of Fatima in Secane on Dec. 5 for a First Friday Healing Mass.
Singing Our Way Through Advent: Faith, Music, and Reflection in Northeast Philly
Experience the spirit of Advent through scripture, song, and sacred reflection at Mother Boniface Spirituality Center this December.
#iGiveCatholic Giving Day Celebrated in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
#iGiveCatholic is underway across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, with more than 100 parishes, schools, and ministries taking part. CatholicPhilly is among this year’s beneficiaries.
Hundreds Hear Cardinal Speak on ‘Crisis of Liturgy,’ Sacred Music
Cardinal Robert Sarah, a longtime Vatican official, told a filled St. Agatha-St. James Church Nov. 21 that some forms of sacred music are suitable for divine worship in the Mass, while other genres, however beloved, are not.
Philadelphia Pilgrims Share Their NCYC 2025 Experience
Philadelphia-area teens share their National Catholic Youth Conference 2025 experiences in a series of videos from the Archdiocesan Office for Ministry with Youth.
Pope Leo XIV Calls American Youths to Relationship With Christ
The pope spoke via video from Rome to 16,000 young people in Indianapolis and answered their questions, as 10,000 more in Philadelphia-area Catholic schools plus millions worldwide watched.
After Death of a Child, Parents Find Comfort, Connection at Annual Mass
For 15 years Father Paul Brandt, pastor of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Limerick, has celebrated a special Mass for parents in memory of their children and to offer hope amidst a pain that never goes away.
In University City, Young Adults Entering Church Rise Fourfold
A new OCIA model focusing on the encouragement of Catholic friends and small-group relationships led 50 young adults to enter the Church at St. Agatha-St. James Parish in Philadelphia.