By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted March 11, 2026

Hundreds of catechists from across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia gathered on Saturday, March 7, for the 35th annual Catechetical Convocation at Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor. The event, co‑sponsored by the Office for Catechetical Formation and the Archdiocesan Association of Parish Directors, Coordinators, and Administrators of Religious Education (PD/C/ARE), offered a full day of faith formation and fellowship.

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez celebrated Mass and was joined by Dr. Bob Rice, Director of Masters of Arts on Catechetics and Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, and Rev. Remigio Morales, Pastor of St. Agatha – St. James Parish & Penn Drexel Newman Center, who offered the keynote presentations. (Photos: Sarah Webb)