Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia participates in the sign of peace as U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania concelebrate Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Bishop Alfred A. Schlert of Allentown, Pa., prays in front of the tomb of St. Peter after U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania concelebrated Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia and other U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania leave after concelebrating Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia, center, and other U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania pray in front of the tomb of St. Peter after concelebrating Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Bishop Lawrence T. Persico of Erie, Pa., center, and other U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania concelebrate Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan of Camden, N.J, and other U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania concelebrate Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania arrive to concelebrate Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia elevates the Eucharist as U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania concelebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Nov. 27, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)
U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania pray at the tomb of St. Paul after concelebrating Mass at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Nov. 27, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)
Pope Francis meets with U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope Francis meets with U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope Francis talks with the secretaries of U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania during a meeting in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope Francis poses for a photo with U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2019. The bishops were making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Archbishop Chaput (center) poses with the auxiliary bishops of Philadelphia and archdiocesan priests studying or working at the Vatican.
Archbishop Chaput poses for a photo with the bishops of Pennsylvania, together with the bishops of New Jersey, during their visit with Pope Francis and officials of the Holy See Nov. 27-28.
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