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Delco parish honors first responders at Blue Mass on 9/11
Some 100 gathered for a Sept. 11 liturgy St. Anastasia in Newtown Square to pray for those who paid the ultimate price, and those who stand ready to do so every day.
St. Charles Seminary welcomes newest seminarians to community
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary celebrated its opening Mass for the new academic year Sept. 8 and welcomed Archbishop Nelson J. Perez as principal celebrant for the liturgy in St. Martin's Chapel.
Archbishop Wood High School welcomes Archbishop Perez to start year
The archdiocesan high school in Warminster had a fresh beginning with the arrival of many students transferring from the former Bishop McDevitt High School, and with special education students in the Our Lady of Confidence High School, based at Wood.
Young Catholic Professionals come to Philadelphia
The national organization has established a Philadelphia chapter, and young people marked the occasion by gathering with Archbishop Nelson Perez Aug. 22 at St. Peter Church in Philadelphia.
St. Rocco Church marks 10th year with Mass, procession
The parish for Latino Catholics in Avondale, southern Chester County threw their anniversary celebration Aug. 16 including Mass and an outdoor liturgical procession.
Young adults gather for prayer, friendship at holy hour
Archbishop Nelson Perez joined an evening of prayer at St. Patrick Church in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood and met the lay parishioners and Dominican priests of the parish.
St. Augustine’s hosts Filipino Catholic devotion
Archbishop Perez joined the annual Sinulog Festival in honor of Señor Santo Niño de Cebú, the Holy Child Jesus, Aug. 15 with a Mass at the Philadelphia church and procession through the streets of Old City.
Archbishop leads prayers in support of Cuban people
Archbishop Nelson Perez celebrated a Mass of solidarity for Cuba and the Cuban people on Sunday, Aug. 8 at Holy Innocents Church in Philadelphia, following protests on the island nation and the government's violent response.
Biking for Vocations puts vocations awareness in high gear
Seminarians hit the road on their bicycles last week, Aug. 4-8, speaking about vocations to priesthood and religious life, gathering for prayer and getting to know parishioners all around the Philadelphia Archdiocese and beyond.
Archbishop visits Catholic outreach ministries in Chester
Archbishop Nelson Perez blessed staff and volunteers July 22 at the food pantry of St. Katharine Drexel Parish’s Evangelization Center and at Anna’s Place, an adjacent hospitality center.