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Watch the Easter Vigil Mass tonight from cathedral
Archbishop Nelson Perez will be the main celebrant and homilist at the Mass that celebrates the Resurrection of the Lord on Holy Saturday, April 3, at 8 p.m.
Police, archdiocesan staff bring ‘hope and love’ to troubled streets
On Good Friday, Nutritional Development Services and the Michael the Archangel Ministry handed out meals in the city's impoverished Kensington section, letting recipients know "they are not forgotten."
Good Friday service set for cathedral this afternoon
Watch the Good Friday Celebration of the Passion of the Lord, April 2, from the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. Archbishop Nelson Perez will preside and preach.
Nurse named a ‘frontline hero’ by Phillies
Angela Babcock, director of nursing at the archdiocesan Divine Providence Village, will take to the field on opening day for her grand slam against the curve ball of COVID.
Mass of the Lord’s Supper livestreams on Holy Thursday evening
Watch the Mass that begins the sacred Triduum in the church tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. Archbishop Nelson Perez will be the main celebrant and homilist.
Chrism Mass to livestream from cathedral
Watch the Mass live this morning at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Archbishop Nelson Perez will be the main celebrant and homilist.
Parish releases video inviting members to ‘come home for Easter’
After successfully launching a livestream ministry, St. Cyprian in West Philadelphia is now using its YouTube channel to get parishioners back in the pews.
Social workers ‘fierce, savvy’ advocates of human dignity
As National Social Worker Month wraps up, archdiocesan professionals reflect on what it takes to do one of the toughest -- and most important -- jobs.
Undeterred by COVID, St. Helena School puts passion play on video
Cancelled last year because of the pandemic, the living Stations of the Cross is a long tradition at the Catholic school in Blue Bell. This year it's a video production of the fourth grade classes.
Seniors get vaccinated at parish-based clinic
Dozens of older adults headed to St. Katherine of Siena in Northeast Philadelphia March 30 to receive their first Moderna jab, thanks to Catholic Housing and Community Services and Giant Pharmacy.