The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals, and traveled the world.

The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals and traveled the world.

Kelly says, laughing as he points to the portrait of a dapper, young priest, his hair slicked and flashing a wide smile. AP “Nobody would climb there, so I climbed up — it was 400 feet high.

The longest-serving priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of his ordination and ...

“I turned down Hollywood!” he says, laughing as he points to the portrait of a dapper, young priest, his hair slicked and flashing a wide smile. He also points to the photo published by a ...

The Rev. James Kelly points to a portrait of himself during his First Communion during an interview at the Normandy Farms Estates retirement community in Blue Bell, Pa., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

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His apartment is decorated with a painting of the Virgin Mary that he drew with chalk, a portrait of his mother, and a note signed by the late Pope Francis.