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Confidant of Bishops and Colleagues, Kathy Kelley Caps 50-Year Career with the Archdiocese
As a secretary for bishops of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for 53 years, the Manayunk resident and Northeast Philadelphia native looks back on her work of service to the Church with the people she called “a second family.”
Catholic High School Students Develop Leadership Skills Through Service Learning in Public Policy Program
This summer 30 students from Archdiocesan high schools attended the Service Learning in Public Policy program hosted by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.
Bioethics Certified Deacons Offer Counseling on Life Issues
There are 22 permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia certified to offer pastoral counseling and formation in the area of bioethics.
Three Archdiocesan Elementary Schools Named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence
They are three of only 353 total schools and among just 40 private schools selected nationally.
Thousands Attend 9th Annual AbbeyFest Music Festival
The 9th Annual AbbeyFest took place on Saturday, September 16. Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez was the principal celebrant and homilist at Mass.
‘Marian Beam’ Signifies New Chapter for Saint Charles Seminary
A “Topping Off” ceremony was held for Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary at its new location in Lower Gwynedd, where construction is still underway.
A North Legend Leaves Us
A faithful North “Falcon” until he died, Fr. Kilty was the chaplain of the Northeast Catholic Alumni Association for 25 years.
IHM Sisters Install New Leadership Team
The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary held its election of congregational leaders June 30 – July 1 at the order’s Villa Maria House of Studies in Malvern.
Mass Celebrates Both City’s First Black Priest and “Apostle of the Slaves”
On the Feast of St. Peter Claver over 200 people gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul for a Mass honoring Fr. Rayford E. Emmons, the first African American ordained Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Kelly Ann Urban Appointed Special Education Supervisor for Archdiocesan High Schools
The appointment became effective Thursday, September 14.