Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will be the celebrant and homilist at the St. Katharine Drexel Feast Day Mass. March 3rd also marks the tenth anniversary of Cardinal John Krol's death. Cardinal Krol was Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1961 until 1988.

Friday, March 3, 2006
12:05 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Katharine Drexel, a Philadelphia native, devoted her life to serving the poor. In 2000, she was canonized by Pope John Paul II. For more information on St. Katharine Drexel, visit www.katharinedrexel.org.


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