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April 11 Workshop to Prepare Parish Leaders for Ministry in an Apostolic Age
Participants will explore how to shift from maintenance to mission and meet the team from the parish’s Missionary Hub.
Weekend Retreat to Help Men and Women Reflect on Call to Religious Life
“Called, Chosen and Gifted: An Intercongregational Retreat for Women and Men Exploring Religious Life” at Mother Boniface Spirituality Center invites women and men to pray, reflect, and explore a possible call to religious life.
Theme of Darkness, Light at SonRise Festival Readies Young Adults for Holy Week
It’s a predawn start for the young adults attending the event Saturday, March 28 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, which prayerfully explores how the light of grace can conquer sin and come into our lives at Easter.
Youth Ministry Directors Go Mobile to Meet Parish Leaders’ Needs
The archdiocesan Office for Ministry with Youth hosts Deanery Family Gatherings throughout the Philadelphia area to help strengthen faith and build connections among parish youth ministers.
A Holy Week Primer: Solemn Days Leading to Joy of Resurrection
The eight days beginning with Palm Sunday include the Sacred Triduum with two Masses on Holy Thursday, a Good Friday liturgy and the ancient traditions of Holy Saturday.
Estela Reyes-Bugg to Retire After 30 Years of Saying Yes to Service
The Philadelphia resident has started new initiatives from community centers to Project Rachel to leading volunteers for Catholic Charities of Philadelphia, all with the compassionate love of Jesus in her heart.
Sister Kathleen Patricia Haughey, Longtime Educator, dies at 94
Sister Kathleen Patricia Haughey, Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for 75 years, entered eternal life on February 22, 2026, at Notre Dame Long Term Care in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the age of 94 years old.
Young Catholic Professionals Consider St. Joseph as Model of Evangelization
The group’s Philadelphia chapter hosted a retreat at St. Mary Magdalen Parish with FOCUS missionaries who told of their experiences sharing the good news of how to “make God the center of our life.”
Young Adults Hope for ‘Transformative’ Summer Pilgrimage to Poland
Pauline Father Timothy Tarnacki, director of the archdiocesan Office for Ministry with Young Adults, is leading a group of young people ages 18-39 to four cities in his Polish homeland. Over nine days they will form friendships and devotion to saints including St. John Paul II.
Archbishop Pérez Asks for Good Friday Prayer for Peace in the Middle East and Ukraine
Faithful are encouraged to show continued concern for the people of the Middle East, Ukraine, and in all parts of the world by praying a special prayer for peace on Good Friday.