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St. Katharine Drexel’s Canonization Jubilee Set for Solemn Close
Events from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul mark the Oct. 1, 2000 anniversary that the Philadelphia heiress and religious-order founder was declared a saint.
Chestnut Hill Catholic School Reopens After Fire
The $17.5 million reconstruction of Our Mother of Consolation School following its catastrophic fire in 2023 represented “the Holy Spirit working in and through you as a community,” said Bishop Christopher Cooke Sept. 6.
Paul Walsh: Still Grateful 42 Years After God’s Healing Via Padre Pio
The Ridley Park resident and his family believe St. Pio appeared in his hospital room as God restored him from a crash that doctors say should have killed him.
Philly Serra Club President Honored for Promoting Vocations in His Cuban Homeland
Jorge Fernández escaped a totalitarian regime in Cuba as a boy. The Catholic faith endured there, and now he is helping promote vocations to the priesthood through Serra International.
AbbeyFest to Bring Christian Music to Generation Hungry for Hope
The 11th annual festival of music and faith is coming to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Bucks County on Saturday, Sept. 20. The day-long festivities feature seven artists and Mass with Archbishop Pérez.
Pilgrimage of Prayer Honors Paraplegic Priest’s Path to Sainthood
The fourth annual Father Bill Atkinson Pilgrimage begins Sept. 25 with prayers of intercession to the late Augustinian priest and a four-mile procession from Villanova to Strafford.
Archbishop Pérez and EWTN’s Montse Alvarado Meet Pope Leo XIV to Discuss NCYC Youth Encounter
The Holy Father granted them a private audience in Rome on Sept. 6 centered on the Holy Father’s upcoming digital encounter this November with American teens at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis.
Film on Venerable Recovered Alcoholic Debuts Locally
The dramatized documentary “Matt Talbot: Urban Mystic” by Joyful Films unveils the Irishman’s journey of sobriety a century ago. Today, he inspires Philadelphians and others around the world in recovery.
Padre Pio Festival in Holland Offers Mass for Healing With Saint’s Relics
The traditional festival at St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Bucks County, held Sept. 13-14, offers family fun along with sacraments and devotional opportunities to encounter St. Pio of Pietrelcina.
From Soil to Soul, Parish Gardens Grow Community, Compassion
From Northeast Philadelphia to Chester and Montgomery counties, parishes of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are drawing parishioners and students to lend their hands toward growing food and friendship in their communities.