Philadelphia Church Tours

Old Holy Trinity Church

New tours are opening on May 7th 2016 at 1:00 PM. We are presently booking tours for the rest of May.

Schedule: 2015 Apostolic Journey Of Pope Francis To The United States Of America Here is the schedule for Pope Francis' September 2015 Apostolic Journey to th...e United States of America as released by the Vatican on June 30, 2015. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (WASHINGTON, DC) 4:00 p.m. Arrival from Cuba at Joint Base Andrews WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (WASHINGTON, DC) 9:15 a.m. Welcome ceremony and meeting with President Obama at the White House 11:30 a.m. Midday Prayer with the bishops of the United States, St. Matthew's Cathedral 4:15 p.m. Mass of Canonization of Junipero Serra, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (WASHINGTON, DC, NEW YORK CITY) 9:20 a.m. Address to Joint Session of the United States Congress 11:15 a.m. Visit to St. Patrick in the City and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington 4:00 p.m. Depart from Joint Base Andrews 5:00 p.m. Arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport 6:45 p.m. Evening Prayer (Vespers) at St. Patrick's Cathedral FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 (NEW YORK CITY) 8:30 a.m. Visit to the United Nations and Address to the United Nations General Assembly 11:30 a.m. Multi-religious service at 9/11 Memorial and Museum, World Trade Center 4:00 p.m. Visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School, East Harlem 6:00 p.m. Mass at Madison Square Garden SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (NEW YORK CITY, PHILADELPHIA) 8:40 a.m. Departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport 9:30 a.m. Arrival at Atlantic Aviation, Philadelphia 10:30 a.m. Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia 4:45 p.m. Visit to Independence Mall 7:30 p.m. Visit to the Festival of Families Benjamin Franklin Parkway SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 (PHILADELPHIA) 9:15 a.m. Meeting with bishops at at St. Martin's Chapel, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary 11:00 a.m. Visit to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility 4:00 p.m. Mass for the conclusion of the World Meeting of Families, Benjamin Franklin Parkway 7:00 p.m. Visit with organizers, volunteers and benefactors of the World Meeting of Families, Atlantic Aviation 8:00 p.m. Departure for Rome For more information on media credentialing and coverage of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to the United States of America and the World Meeting of Families, see the Media Credentialing page.

Project Then and Now: Old St. Mary's, pre- and post-1970s, ahem, "renovation." I don't care what school of thought you come from--they did not do that church any favors.

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house." Nathaniel Hawthorne Join me on one of these beautiful autumn days touring colonial Philadelphia and the 3 colonial Catholic churches in Society Hill. The tour is an easy walk. See where Generals Washington and Lafayette, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson thanked God for a victory at Yorktown and Benjamin Franklin imbibed after a hard day of arguing during the 2nd Continental Congress.