Photos: Inaugural Mass for Racial Healing

By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted September 30, 2026

See scenes from Sept. 26 as the Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing hosted its inaugural Mass for Racial Healing at the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Auxiliary Bishop Efren Esmilla celebrated the Mass bringing Catholics together in prayer for racial healing, reconciliation, and to celebrate the cultural diversity of the Catholic Church. Learn more about the work of the Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing at openwideourhearts.org. (Photos by Joseph Marchetti)

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