
By Pete Kennedy
"When I was growing up, we thought the whole world was Italian Catholic, because that's all we saw," said Rev. Nick Martorano, O.S.A.
An Augustinian priest, Martorano has spent 33 years as pastor at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church in South Philadelphia. He grew up in the same neighborhood and was baptized at the church where he now presides. In fact, he has received all his sacraments at St. Nicholas, and he has seen the parish change significantly since he was a boy.