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Missionary Hub in Chester Offering Workshops to Share, Teach the Faith
Joshua Bean, the missionary hub director at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Delaware County, led a talk July 8 on the basics of the Catholic faith, suggesting the workshop as a first step before one invites a friend to Mass.
Archbishop Pérez Announces Latest Clerical Assignments
Changes of assignment for one diocesan priest and two religious priests in parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese were announced this week.
Living Catholic With Intention: Lay Household Communities Thrive in Phila. Region
Young adults are consciously seeking out ways to live together in small households where they can share their work, prayer, and leisure while evangelizing the community.
St. Maria Goretti Parish Dreaming Big, Raising Funds for New Parish Center
The parish in Hatfield, Montgomery County needs $2 million to break ground for a new locus of service and community, replacing an inadequate and outdated convent.
St. Francis Villa Marks 10 Years of ‘Vibrant, Joyful’ Senior Living
Catholic Charities of Philadelphia's senior housing community fosters connection among its 40 residents, many of whom lived much of their lives in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philadelphia.
Thousands Mark Climax of National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in Solemn Mass, Procession in Philadelphia
The 43-day pilgrimage brought Christ in the Eucharist to communities in 14 U.S. states culminating on Sunday, July 5 with a Mass at the Cathedral Basilica and a journey between the shrines of the city’s two saints.
Pope Leo XIV Honored During Liberty Medal Ceremony in Philadelphia
During a live address telecast July 3 from Rome to an interfaith audience at the National Constitution Center, the “son of this great country” spoke of a nation founded on the God-given dignity of the human person.
Newest Archdiocesan Shrine for Adoration Opens in Havertown
Archbishop Nelson Pérez dedicated the Sacre Coeur Perpetual Adoration Chapel at St. Denis Parish on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 12. He also consecrated the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to the Sacred Heart.
People of Hope Museum Shows Americans’ Struggles, Church’s Service to Them
The mobile exhibit traveling this year nationwide made a stop in Philadelphia June 25-26. It documented not only the challenges that people face to live, but the help they receive locally from Catholic Charities of Philadelphia.
Catholic Charities Appeal Reaches $8.4M in 2025 Campaign, Report Shows
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has released its 2025 Catholic Charities Appeal Impact Report, announcing that the annual campaign raised $8,417,080 to support dozens of charitable service organizations and ministries.