The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is a global community of prayer that is guided by the intentions of the Holy Father to pray for the Church. Fr. Phil Hurley joins us to talk about their work, including a personal encounter with Pope Leo and baseball, and also invites you to join him at the Catholics at the Shore conference in May.

Further Reading

Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network

Catholics at the Shore

Guest Info

Fr. Phil Hurley, S.J. is the National Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network-USA office. His work is wide-ranging – visioning and strategic planning, development, leading retreats around the USA, assisting with our Hearts on Fire retreats for young adults, and more. He also serves as the PWPN North American region Continental Coordinator, which includes members in the U.S., Canada, and several Caribbean countries, and is a member of the PWPN International Council.

Previously, Fr. Phil served as university chaplain at Loyola University Maryland and was pastor at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Raleigh, NC. From 2009-2013, he served as youth and young adult director for the U.S. office of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer), and helped found the Hearts on Fire retreat program based on the Spiritual Exercises.

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