Photo features
Catholic Finance Leaders Gather in Philadelphia for National Conference
Hosted in Philadelphia this year, the Annual Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference drew Catholic finance leaders from across the United States Sept. 28 – Oct. 1 for professional development, collaboration, and spiritual reflection.
Photos: Puerto Rican Pride Shines at Cathedral Mass
Catholics from across Philadelphia gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Sept. 25 to celebrate Puerto Rican heritage with a vibrant Mass led by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez, featuring traditional dress, cultural symbols, and community unity. See our photo gallery.
Photos: Pope John Paul II HS Opens Bloomberg Business Institute
Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford marked a major milestone with the grand opening and blessing of its new Business Institute on Sept. 23. See photos here.
Profile
Ellen Mansfield Appointed First Director of Philanthropy for Catholic Charities of Philadelphia
Mansfield brings decades of fundraising experience and a lifelong commitment to service as she steps into a newly created role aimed at expanding philanthropic support for Catholic Charities’ regional outreach.
Sports
Holy Ghost Prep Becomes 18th Member of Philadelphia Catholic League
The all-boys Catholic high school in Bensalem, run by the Spiritan Fathers, currently competes in 12 PCL sports.
Calendar of Events
Pilgrimage of Hope for Creation Sets Walk from Villanova to St. Joe’s U on Oct. 4
EcoPhilly and two of Philadelphia’s Catholic universities invite all to a seven-mile walk for prayer and reflection on the spirituality of caring for God’s creation.
Join St. Patrick, South Philly for a Sung Dominican Rosary Oct. 5
The event will feature the parish choir and organ in a choral setting of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Obituaries
Bishop Herbert Bevard, Beloved Longtime Philadelphia Priest, Dies at 79
Ordained a priest in 1972 and consecrated bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2008, he is remembered by friends and former parishioners with admiration and love.
Vatican News
Schwarzenegger Says Joint Action Needed to ‘Terminate’ Pollution
Arnold Schwarzenegger told reporters he knows that people get "pumped up" spiritually at Mass, but he wishes he could go to Mass at least once and hear a homily on what Catholics can and should do to reduce pollution.
US Pilgrims at Jubilee of Catechists Have Private Audience with Pope
Among the estimated 20,000 pilgrims in Rome for the Jubilee of Catechists, a group of three dozen from the United States had their own private audience with Pope Leo XIV.
Hispanic Catholics
Vida y Legado de San Francisco de Asís: La Voz de Dios Sept. 28, 2025
Esta semana en La Voz de Dios en las Voces de Nuestros Pueblos, acompaña a Marianela Núñez para descubrir la vida y el legado de San Francisco de Asís.
Testigos de Esperanza: La Voz de Dios Sept. 21, 2025
En este episodio especial de La Voz de Dios en las Voces de Nuestros Pueblos, conversamos con el Arzobispo Nelson J. Pérez sobre el tema “Una Iglesia universal — viva, joven y llena de esperanza."
