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Newly ordained priest celebrates mass at Our Lady of Hope

Father Richard Owens, a Mercy Vocational High School graduate who pursued business studies at the school in Philadelphia, was ordained a Capuchin Franciscan priest in Pittsburgh on June 7. Father Owens celebrated his first Mass June 15 at Our Lady of Hope Church on Broad Street in North Philadelphia, along with priests who have influenced […]

Seven men ordained deacons at cathedral

Archbishop Charles Chaput ordained seven men to the permanent diaconate Saturday, June 7 in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Accompanied by their wives and joined in the congregation by family and friends, the men hail from across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and will begin their service as ordained clergy in parishes […]

A video salute to the Class of 2014

Watch a video compilation of high graduation exercises this week in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by photographer Sarah Webb.

What makes CatholicPhilly.com tick?

What is CatholicPhilly.com all about? Get an inside look at CatholicPhilly.com as its general manager sits for a video interview with a local public access television program.

Convocation of Priests — video feature

Watch a video from the May 21-23 Convocation of Priests held at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pa.

Teen writers learn the trade from 20 authors

Twenty published authors came to Little Flower High School Saturday, April 26 for the Little Flower Teen Writer’s Festival. They hosted break-out sessions for the students in the all-day event whose theme was “How to write (and illustrate) like you mean it.” (Video by Sarah Webb)

Step Up for Youth Concert (video)

Our Lady of Hope Parish hosted the Step Up for Youth Concert on Sunday, April 27th.  The proceeds from the concert benefited youth programs at Our Lady of Hope and the Office for Black Catholics as well as scholarships in the arts through Tonya Dorsey and New Vision Foundation.  A dozen choirs and entertainers performs […]

Easter Vigil Mass at Holy Trinity Parish (video)

Auxiliary Bishop Michael Fitzgerald visited Holy Trinity Parish in Morrisville, Bucks County, to celebrate Mass for the Easter Vigil on April 19. The Mass contained four components. The first was the Service of Light including the blessing of the Easter fire and lighting of the paschal candle.

Annunciation Parish reenacts passion on Good Friday (video)

The reenactment was spoken entirely in Spanish and volunteers from the community acted out the roles. The procession began in front of the church then processed a dozen blocks while stopping at each station for prayer.

Mass of the Lord’s Supper (video)

Watch a video of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper celebrated Holy Thursday evening, April 17, in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. Archbishop Charles Chaput was the main celebrant. Father Edward Burke, parochial vicar at the Cathedral Parish, preached the homily. (Video by Sarah Webb) See photos from the mass here.