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Watch Palm Sunday Mass with Archbishop Perez
Watch a rebroadcast in high-quality video and audio as Archbishop Nelson Perez celebrated Mass for Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion on Sunday, April 5 from the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.
Pope on Palm Sunday: Life, measured by love, is meant to serve others
With a small procession down the empty central nave of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis began Holy Week without the presence of the faithful due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In video, pope greets families at ‘difficult,’ ‘unusual’ time
Pope Francis presented a video for everyone Friday evening, April 3 in which he remembers anyone suffering from the coronavirus and its effects, and his "hope for a better world," one nourished by faith in the risen Jesus.
Holy Week without precedent is time to renew our faith
In his message before the start of Holy Week, Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, invites all to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic and grace to bear its burdens with patience.
In our present misery, we find mercy beyond measure
The grim coronavirus statistics have become the metric for our upended lives, writes Gina Christian. But amid our pain, we encounter a God whose love is without limit.
South Philly parishioners treat first responders to lunch
Members of St. Monica, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Stella Maris raised more than $3,000 to provide pizza and strombolis for some 500 police, firefighters and emergency room staff.
In the coronavirus crisis, who gets medical care?
Health care professionals are facing too many patients with too few resources. Bioethicist Steven Bozza shares with Inside CatholicPhilly.com how doctors can meet this challenge while upholding the sanctity of human life.
Demand at St. John’s Hospice triples; $30,000 needed for April
The archdiocesan ministry that serves homeless men is seeing a steep uptick in clients seeking food because of the coronavirus. Your emergency donation can help sustain the outreach.
Feeding the hungry in a pandemic
With the coronavirus, thousands of families look to archdiocesan food pantries for help. Sarah Hanley of the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia shares with Inside CatholicPhilly how you can assist those in critical need.
Catholic agency still feeding local kids during pandemic
Nutritional Development Services will deliver some 14,000 federally funded meals this week to more than 25 sites in the Philadelphia region as food insecurity grows.