Dec 31, 2024 · The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies. Still, this year he had the longest trip of his papacy and opened the ...

Nov 7, 2024 · By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted November 7, 2024 . Today, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced the launch of Jubilee Year 2025 in response to Pope Francis’ call to the Catholic Church ...

May 20, 2024 · By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted May 20, 2024 . Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez announces the following appointments effective June 17, 2024, unless otherwise noted:

Nov 15, 2024 · By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted November 15, 2024 . The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated on Dec. 8, is always a holy day of obligation in the United States.

Jan 2, 2025 · By Elena Perri • Posted January 2, 2025 . An initiative to re-engage Catholics across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is set to launch when Archbishop Nelson Pérez shares his pastoral letter ...

Dec 4, 2024 · A worker uses a chisel to remove a box that had been cemented into the Holy Door at the basilica at the end of the Jubilee of Mercy in 2016 during a ceremony in the basilica Dec. 2, 2024.

Archbishop Perez's messages. Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez Sends Letter to the Asian Catholic Community on the Occasion of the Lunar New Year. The Archbishop's Jan. 29 letter praised the rich ...

May 15, 2021 · Archbishop Nelson Perez announced May 15 assignment changes for 58 priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, most taking effect June 21.

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Jan 2, 2025 · Highlights include the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis in Saint Peter’s Square, visits to the Papal Basilicas and Holy Doors, the Catacombs, the Pantheon, and more. The deadline to register ...