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Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez is seen delivering the homily in a June 23, 2024, file photo. In a Jan. 5, 2025, pastoral letter, Archbishop Pérez unveiled a decade-long plan to counter declining numbers of faithful and active priests by creating at least 50 "missionary hubs" across the archdiocese to reach those distant and disengaged from the church. (OSV News photo/Sarah Webb, courtesy Archdiocese of Philadelphia)

Philadelphia Archdiocese launches ‘missionary hubs’ to help bring faithful back to Church

Daniel Payne|Sep 29, 2025|3 Min Read

Debris of the aircraft lies on the ground at the site of a plane crash in Philadelphia, Jan. 31, 2025. (OSV News photo/Rachel Wisniewski, Reuters)

Archbishop Pérez calls for prayer after medical jet crash in Philadelphia

Gina Christian|Feb 1, 2025|4 Min Read

Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez is seen delivering the homily in a June 23, 2024, file photo. In a Jan. 5, 2025, pastoral letter, Archbishop Pérez unveiled a decade-long plan to counter declining numbers of faithful and active priests by creating at least 50 "missionary hubs" across the archdiocese to reach those distant and disengaged from the church. (OSV News photo/Sarah Webb, courtesy Archdiocese of Philadelphia)

Philadelphia archbishop unveils new evangelization plan with 50 'missionary hubs'

Gina Christian|Jan 7, 2025|6 Min Read

Vandalism

National shrine of a beloved Philadelphia saint vandalized

Gina Christian|Feb 22, 2024|3 Min Read

Sharonell Fulton, a foster parent in Philadelphia, is pictured with a young woman and children in a May 23, 2018, photo. In a unanimous decision June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have been excluded from Philadelphia's foster care program because it did not accept same-sex couples as foster parents. (CNS photo/courtesy Becket Religious Liberty for All)

Philadelphia foster parents welcome U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling

Gina Christian|Jun 17, 2021|4 Min Read

Women pose for a picture near the U.S Supreme Court building in Washington June 17, 2021. In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have been excluded from Philadelphia's foster care program because it did not accept same-sex couples as foster parents. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Ruling seen as victory for children, foster parents and religious liberty

Matthew Gambino|Jun 17, 2021|5 Min Read

Women pose for a picture near the U.S Supreme Court building in Washington June 17, 2021. In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have been excluded from Philadelphia's foster care program because it did not accept same-sex couples as foster parents. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic agency in foster case

Carol Zimmermann|Jun 17, 2021|6 Min Read

Firefighters battle a blaze at the former St. Leo the Great Church in Philadelphia May 9, 2021. The church closed in 2018 following a parish merger five years earlier with Our Lady of Consolation. (CNS photo/Gina Christian, CatholicPhilly.com)

Officials say arson caused fire that destroyed landmark Catholic church

Gina Christian|May 14, 2021|4 Min Read

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