Photo features
Scenes of the papal visit to Washington, D.C.
See our photo gallery of Pope Francis' two-day visit to the nation's capital.
Families pitch in with Helping Hands for African families
Participants of the World Meeting of Families are helping prepare 200,000 meals for people in Burkina Faso in a Catholic Relief Services activity. See our photo gallery.
Across the Aisles: Mass for World Meeting of Families
The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul hosted a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Charles Chaput on Sunday, Sept. 20 to begin the week of World Meeting of Families' festivities in Philadelphia. See our photo gallery.
Volunteers ready to go for World Meeting
Some of the 10,000 volunteers helping at World Meeting of Families' events this week picked up their brightly colored T-shirts and got ready to work, after getting to know one another. See our photo gallery.
AbbeyFest rocks the crowd, offers praise to the Lord
The second annual Abbey Faith and Music Fest drew hundreds of youths Sept. 19 to Daylesford Abbey in Paoli for a day and night of high-energy music plus a moving benediction of the Blessed Sacrament by candlelight.
Sisters get busy making 100,000 Communion hosts
The Monastery of the Poor Clares in Langhorne is abuzz with work to bake 100,000 hosts for holy Communion at the papal Mass Sept. 27. See the process through our rare access into the cloister.
Preparations on Ben Franklin Parkway hit high gear
Construction of the stage for the papal events and other work is proceeding on the parkway as Pope Francis' arrival in Philadelphia nears. See our photo gallery.
‘Community Table’ event feeds and challenges its attendees
Philadelphia's leaders and community members, some of whom suffer food insecurity, gathered for a dinner to raise awareness of the needs of the poor and to reflect Pope Francis' concern for them.
St. Katharine Drexel School opens with Mass, blessing of families
The first Mass of the school year at St. Katharine Drexel School in Holland was a family affair, a theme prompted by the upcoming World Meeting of Families and the visit to Philadelphia by Pope Francis.
Papal banners readied for city’s streets
A series of banners touting the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia and the World Meeting of Families began to be installed at 550 locations in center city Sept. 14.