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Photos: Catholic Charities Blesses New Immigration Center
Named for a patron saint of immigrants, St. Toribio Romo Center will serve as a new space for Catholic Charities of Philadelphia’s Immigration Legal Services.
Faithful Venerate Relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in Havertown
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez joined the faithful Sept. 15 at St. Denis Parish in Havertown for Mass, Eucharistic adoration, and veneration of the first-class relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.
Photos: Cathedral Basilica Celebrates 50th Anniversary as Minor Basilica, Hosts Relics of St. Margaret Mary
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez celebrated a solemn anniversary Mass Sept. 13 as the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul commemorated 50 years as a Minor Basilica, with relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque also on display for veneration.
Archbishop Pérez Celebrates Mass for Philadelphia Legatus Chapter
Legatus is a membership-based group of business leaders united in Christ to serve the church.
Seminary Opens 195th Academic Year with Mass of the Holy Spirit
During the Mass, new faculty and staff made their Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity. Traditionally, new and returning seminarians receive a blessing from the Archbishop as they start off the academic year.
Photos: Seminarians Return to St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
Seminarians returned to St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Aug. 25 for the start of the 2026-27 academic year, marking 195 years of priestly formation. See a photo gallery.
St. Francis of Assisi Dedicates Rebuilt School Building After 2024 Fire
The Delaware County school community gathered Sept. 1 to celebrate the dedication and blessing of its rebuilt primary building, which was destroyed by a fire in October 2024.
Teachers, Administrators Gather for 4th Annual Archbishop’s Days for Educators
The three-day gathering brought together educators and administrators from the Archdiocese’s 15 secondary schools, 102 parish and regional elementary schools, and three Schools of Special Education.
Theology on Fire Event Marks Farewell to Father Timothy Tarnacki
Young adults gathered Aug. 23 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa for the monthly faith series, which included a talk by Father Timothy Tarnacki and a farewell before his new assignment with the Pauline Fathers.
See Scenes: Archbishop Pérez Commissions Nine Young Adults as New Missionary Disciples
Nine young adults were commissioned by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez on Aug. 17 after completing the Young Adult Missionary Discipleship Initiative (YAMDI), a formation program that equips young Catholics to serve as missionary disciples throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.