Meet Our Team

Fr. Phil Hurley, S.J. is the National Director of the U.S office of Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network. His work involves promoting the practices of a daily offering of self to God and praying for the pope's monthly intentions, speaking to groups around the USA, and assisting with the Prayer Network's "Hearts on Fire" retreats for young adults and "School of the Heart" prayer accompaniment program for leadership teams. Previously, he served as chaplain at Loyola University Maryland, was pastor at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Raleigh, NC, and was a high school teacher in Washington D.C. Fr. Phil ministers in both English and Spanish.

Grace Mazza Urbanski is the Assistant National Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network-USA office. Grace is an author, educator, speaker, and retreat leader who loves to share the life-changing news about God’s love for each one of us. Her presentations engage parishes, schools, and organizations in spirited reflections on how to cooperate with God in our daily lives.

From 2012-2016, Grace developed a national children’s ministry with the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer). Before returning in 2025 to the PWPN-USA national office, Grace spent time learning and serving as a Catholic school principal, writer, spiritual director, and English teacher. Grace and her husband David have five children and one grandchild who helped inspire her book Pray with Me: Seven Simple Ways to Pray with Your Children, published by Ave Maria Press.

Originally from the Greater Chicago area, Jocelyn graduated from Northern Illinois University with her bachelor’s degree. After college, she served as a missionary with NET Ministries in the Twin Cities before moving to Milwaukee in 2020 to spend a year with Brew City Catholic, a ministry serving college students in the local Church. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Divine Mercy University.

Jocelyn joined the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network in 2022 and has continued to grow in her role as Mission Advancement Coordinator. You can expect to be in contact with her through email and phone calls as she answers questions, assists with requests, and receives your prayer intentions.