By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted January 6, 2026

See scenes from this year’s Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Vigil Mass at the Mother Church of the Archdiocese, the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, as Catholic faithful prepared to celebrate the Birth of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Archbishop Nelson Pérez was celebrant and homilist for the Mass.  (Photos by Sarah Webb)