Photo features
A fun and prayerful way to kick off the new academic year
Some 200 students, teachers and administrators joined in a pep rally at the steps of the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia -- including a marching band, cheerleaders, games, songs and a show of gratitude for Catholic schools.
Memories of soon-to-be Saint Teresa endure
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was photographed during her several visits to Philadelphia from the 1970s to the 1990s, leaving an inspiring impression upon all who met her.
Across the Aisles: St. Agnes Church, Sellersville
Members St. Agnes Parish gathered for Sunday morning Mass Aug. 28, as the congregation of all ages was bathed in colorful light from the church's large stained-glass windows.
Across the Aisles: Haitian community at St. William Church
Worshipers in the Haitian Creole language worshiped God in the Mass Sunday evening, Aug. 7 with a Haitian religious-order priest. See our photos representing one of many ethnic communities in the archdiocese.
Seminarians move in and begin a new year
The "new men" at St. Charles Seminary and their families hauled boxes and greeted fellow seminarians and faculty on Aug. 23, settling in for the start of a new semester.
Bishop Edward Deliman ordained at cathedral
See scenes from the ordination Mass of Bishop Edward M. Deliman, the newest auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia on Aug. 18 by Archbishop Charles Chaput in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.
St. John Neumann Place II: New housing for elderly residents
Philadelphia civic and Catholic leaders broke ground Aug. 9 and blessed the second phase of affordable housing developed by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for seniors in South Philadelphia.
Welcoming the new neighbors: Archbishop takes tour of Mormon temple
Archbishop Charles Chaput led a group of priests and others from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on a tour of the new temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in center city Philadelphia.
Kids in after-school programs celebrate picnic in the park
Children enrolled in one of many Out of School Time programs at Catholic and public schools in Philadelphia spent a fun day in the sun, in the pool and with friends July 22 at Neshaminy State Park.
3,000 young people set a record for writers in Philadelphia
Students from the Out of School Time program at St. Martin de Porres School were among the youths ages 7 to 17 who joined the Mighty Writers public writing project July 26 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.