Clergy members across the Philadelphia region continue processing the death of Pope Francis as they remember the leader of the Catholic Church fondly.

Mike McDonnell, who was abused as a child by his Philadelphia Archdiocese priest, signaled a measure of the forgiveness that Francis reminded his church was the essence of God. Francis did more ...

Bishop Lewandowski was ordained a priest in May 1994 and ... Lady of the Visitation Parish in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After that, he worked for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as vicar for ...

There are fewer than 10 Deaf priests serving the entire Deaf ... Persons with Disabilities and Deaf Apostolate for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia — highlighted the importance of shared language ...

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia expects 725 converts at Eastertime ... sprawling diocese that people are more willing to talk to priests in public. “I think the perception of the Catholic ...

This finding, cited in the most recent Official Catholic Directory, was part of an ... populations of more than 1 million, the Philadelphia Archdiocese has more seminarians per Catholic ...

The Catholic Charities Appeal of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CCA ... and retired and infirm priests. CatholicPhilly.com works to strengthen the connections between people, families and ...

A prison that Pope Francis plans to visit during his U.S. trip houses a former church official jailed for his handling of priest sexual-abuse complaints ... found he endangered children in the ...