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The Rev. James Kelly laughs during an interview at his apartment in the Normandy Farms Estates retirement community in Blue Bell on June 18.

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July 4, 2025

At 100, this globetrotting Catholic priest still bakes pies, enjoys opera and celebrates daily Mass

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press

BLUE BELL (AP) — Throughout his remarkable lifetime, the Rev. James Kelly has baptized thousands o...

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