Celebrating America's Semiquincentennial
In collaboration with Interfaith Philadelphia
Religious Freedom Walk
As one of Philadelphia’s historic congregations, St. Augustine Catholic Church will be available to tour as part of Interfaith’s Religious Freedom Walk. The walk is self-guided, and includes twelve of America’s historic houses of worship. Visitors can pick up a “Passport to Understanding,” a personal guide to exploring and reflecting on “Religious Freedom: Then and Now.” Passports will be available at the Independence Visitor Center or at the church.
Independence Visitor Center: 599 Market Street > DIRECTIONS
St. Augustine Church: 250 North 4th Street > DIRECTIONS
St. Augustine Church, 250 North 4th Street
FREE EVENTS
Religion and the Immigrant Experience: Building This Country Together (a panel discussion)
St. Augustine will host a program entitled “Religion and the Immigrant Experience: Building This Country Together.” A panel of scholars, historians, theologians and community leaders will discuss how the history of religious pluralism in the US is inextricably linked to the immigrant experience and how this informs our future. Learn the history of St. Augustine’s, an immigrant church, which was burned to the ground during the Nativist Riots of 1844.
Date: Sunday, June 7, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: St. Augustine Church, 250 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia > DIRECTIONS
Free Registration: RSVP HERE
1844 Burning of St. Augustine Church
panelists
Fr. Michael DiGregorio, OSA
Fr. Michael DiGregorio, OSA
Fr. Michael DiGregorio, OSA
Order of St. Augustine, author
and historian
Peter Pedemonti
Fr. Michael DiGregorio, OSA
Fr. Michael DiGregorio, OSA
Co-Director, New Sanctuary
Movement of Philadelphia,
passionate, faith-rooted organizer
working to protect immigrant
families
Catherine E. Wilson, PhD
Fr. Michael DiGregorio, OSA
Catherine E. Wilson, PhD
Villanova University, Assoc. Prof,
Department of Public Administration,
author, expert in immigrant integration
and cultural competency