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Leo XIV is the new Pope
STATEMENT OF ARCHBISHOP NELSON J. PÉREZ UPON THE ELECTION OF OUR NEW HOLY FATHER, POPE LEO XIV
Archbishop Nelson J. Perez issued the following statement regarding the election of
Pope Leo XIV as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church by the College of Cardinals.
On this historic occasion Catholics in the Philadelphia region and around the world rejoice abundantly! The election of our new Holy Father and his appearance on the balcony at Saint Peter’s Square in Rome today fills us with great hope and joy.
Together with the bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated religious, and lay faithful of the Church of Philadelphia, I express prayerful fidelity to Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost. People from our area already have a special closeness with the Holy Father. He is the first pope from the United States of America and a graduate of Villanova University! With glad hearts, we lift up prayers of Thanksgiving for his election and eagerly anticipate all that will flow from his Petrine Ministry for the good of souls and the good of our world.
I have had the pleasure of working and conversing with the Holy Father as a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America during his time as its president. I witnessed first-hand a wonderful, gentle, humble, and spiritual man of God who is a true gift to the world.
Pope Leo XIV will be a pastor not just for Catholics, but for every person of good will. He is a man of deep faith and extraordinary intellectual ability who understands the pastoral needs of our richly diverse Church as well as the challenges of our modern society. I know that his papacy will be marked by a desire for genuine Christian encounter with all people and that it will be filled with the compassionate love of Jesus Christ.
As a family in faith, our union with Pope Leo XIV is part of God’s plan for His Church on earth. We stand ready to serve as Missionary Disciples for Christ relying upon the Holy Father’s wisdom and pastoral guidance.
Let us all join in giving thanks to almighty God for His providential care and for the wisdom of the Holy Spirit working through the College of Cardinals. May Mary, Queen of the Apostles, Saint Peter, and his saintly successors present the prayerful intentions of Pope Leo XIV to God our Father.
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Editor’s Note: Attached is a photograph taken during a meeting of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America in Rome in June of 2024. It features Archbishop Pérez with Pope Leo XIV, then-Cardinal Prevost.
It can be used for publication and broadcast purposes with credit to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Kenneth A. Gavin
Chief Communications Officer | Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaPriest Ordination – Saturday, May 17, 2025
Everyone is invited to attend in person the ordination Mass for these new priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia this Saturday, May 17, 2025, or to participate prayerfully from home via livestream on the Archbishop Pérez’s Facebook page.
Archbishop Nelson Pérez will preside at the ordination liturgy beginning at 10 AM
in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul
There will be no 12:05 PM Mass this Saturday.
Mass Schedules
Sunday Anticipated Mass
5:15 pm (Saturday) in Basilica
Sunday
8:00am in Basilica
9:30am in Basilica
11:00am in Basilica • Livestreamed here
12:30pm Spanish Mass in Cathedral Chapel
6:30 pm in Basilica
Monday to Friday
7:15 am in Cathedral Chapel
12:05 pm in Cathedral Chapel
Saturday
12:05 pm in the Cathedral Chapel – Miraculous Medal Novena prayers recited following the 12:05 pm
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Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
All Confessions in the Cathedral Basilica
Monday-Friday: 11:30 AM
Saturday: 4:15-5:00 PM in Basilica
Sunday: 9:00 AM and 5:30 PM in Basilica
12:00 PM in Spanish in Chapel by appointment
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• La Santa Misa es celebrada en español los domingos a las 12:30 PM en la capilla de la Catedral.
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• El Sacramento de la Reconciliación o Confesión se celebra en español de 11:45 AM a 12:15 PM pm los domingos en la Capilla.
• Presione aqui para ver informacion de los demas sacramentos: celebración del Bautismo, Communion, Confirmacion, Matrimonio, y uncion de los enfermos.
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A MESSAGE FROM FATHER DENNIS GILL

Welcome to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, the mother church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Francis Patrick Kenrick initiated the building of this magnificent Church in 1846. It was continued through the tenure of Saint John Neumann and completed in 1864 by Bishop (later Archbishop) Wood. You are invited to not only learn more about our Cathedral Basilica through this website but also to join us for liturgy, for private prayers and for a tour of our imposing Basilica.