Photo features
New student leaders in a new year at St. Cornelius School
The eighth graders of the school in Chadds Ford received Leadership Crosses from their pastor Sept. 8 at the Opening School Mass. The students promised to model good behaviors for the younger students.
Black Catholics from across eastern U.S. fill St. Cyprian Church
The annual St. Peter Claver Mass held this year on Sept. 10 at St. Cyprian in West Philadelphia gathered parishioners and hundreds of members of the Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary.
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.