Photo features

Scenes from the Catholic Life Congress

See our photo gallery of the annual Catholic Life Congress, which drew about 900 Catholic lay volunteer catechists from parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to the Nov. 1 event.

Learning to equip future saints

See our photo gallery from the first meeting of all Catholic school educators in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -- some 3,500 teachers and administrators -- Oct. 31 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Vikings eke out Catholic League soccer title

Roman Catholic and Archbishop Wood could not have played their Catholic League boys soccer championship any closer. In the end, a penalty kick decided the game and the season in Archbishop Wood Vikings' favor, 1-0 -- see our photo gallery.

Medical Mission Sisters mark 75th anniversary

In 1925 Mother Anna Dengel saw the need for women medical professionals to heal women and children in then-Pakistan, where women were forbidden to be treated by male doctors. See our photo gallery on the celebration of their 75 years in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, Oct. 27.

On Tuesday nights, 150 parishioners pray rosary for peace

Parishioners of St. Christopher Parish in Northeast Philadelphia gathered in large numbers to pray the rosary together Tuesday, Oct. 28 as they do every Tuesday night. See our photo gallery.

African Heritage Mass celebrated in West Philadelphia parish

The Mass, celebrated by Father Livinus Ugochukwu and including four choirs, was multilingual and multicultural, representing the linguistic and cultural diversity of Africa. Participants wore traditional attire of their countries of origin. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

Faith in the Future touts progress of Catholic schools

Faith in the Future Foundation marked its second anniversary by hosting Catholic education stakeholders Oct. 2, where they learned about the progress being made by the foundation to stabilize finances and grow enrollment in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. See our photo gallery by Sarah Webb.

Vibrant devotion, flags and dress mark Hispanic Heritage Mass

October is Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia celebrated the occasion with the ninth annual Hispanic Heritage Mass Sunday, Oct. 12 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.

Across the Aisles: Candlelight rosary at St. Paul Parish

St. Paul Church in East Norriton, Montgomery County, hosted hundreds of Catholics who prayed the rosary Oct. 13, the 97th anniversary of the final apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal.

St. Paul parishioners pray rosary together

St. Paul Parish in South Philadelphia held a rosary novena devotion Oct. 5-7. Our photo gallery captures the faith of the parishioners and their honor for Mary, the Mother of God, on the close of the novena and the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary Oct. 7.