Two police officers were struck by gunfire just as the city's annual July 4th fireworks began on Monday night. Investigators believe the bullets were likely.
Hundreds of police, clergy, family and friends gathered May 6 to celebrate the life and work of Oblate Father Steven Wetzel, head of the Philadelphia-based Michael the Archangel Ministry, who died April 27.
Local law enforcement members flashed their emergency lights at an April 6 procession for Oblate Father Steven Wetzel, chaplain of the Michael the Archangel Ministry, who is currently experiencing health issues.
The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales have inspired generations to serve others through careers in law enforcement and a Philadelphia police ministry a mission the order s 17th-century patron would endorse.