Posted May 20, 2022

Several hundred people gathered for the “We Find Hope in You: A Concert for Racial Healing” performed Sunday, May 15 in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia by five choirs of diverse cultural roots presenting a message of healing and hope in the face of the sin of racism. The concert was sponsored by the Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing. Read complete coverage here. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

  • Father Stephen Thorne, who leads the Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing, welcomes guests to the concert May 15 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia.

  • Gerald Davis, a member of the Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing, offers his testimony at the concert.

  • A father and his daughter enjoy the Concert for Racial Healing held May 15 in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. (Photo by Sarah Webb)

  • Damaris Thilet, director of the the Coral Hispana de Filadelfia, leads the choir.

  • Tonya Taylor-Dorsey leads the Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Mass Choir.

  • Singing with the combined choirs at the “We Find Hope in You: A Concert for Racial Healing” on Sunday, May 15 in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia are Damaris Thillet (left), director of the the Coral Hispana de Filadelfia; and Charlene Angelini, director of the Archdiocesan Choir of Philadelphia. They were two of the five choirs united in hope in the face of the sin of racism.

  • Archbishop Nelson Perez speaks to the audience during the concert.

  • The combined choirs perform a song during the concert.

  • The audience expresses how much they enjoyed the concert.