Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure

...rough than the original pamphlet and in extreme detail shows how up to the minute of her recovery how dire and grave Ann Mattingly’s condition was. The pamphlet conveys John England’s belief that a miracle undoubtedly occurred. He writes: “I submit, then, that the following statement is fully upheld in

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Parish Mapping Project

...r important primary sources included, bishop correspondence, the Consultor minute books and a hand written parish boundary book. Excerpt from the Catholic Standard Directory Once we had data on the boundaries in 1971, the first step was to import the current map boundaries to our google maps account. This way

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Drexel Beatification

...ive one with little guarantee of success. However, in 1983, Pope John Paul II streamlined the entire process, eliminating the Promotor of the Faith (Devil’s Advocate) and reducing the number of miracles required for canonization from three to two. The first step in the process was to examine all of

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Liturgical Week

Liturgical Week 1963 Implementing Vatican II The Second Vatican Council drastically changed parts of the celebration of the Mass. Altars would face the congregation and the Mass could be said in the vernacular. Archbishop John J. Krol was keen to see these changes implemented as soon as they were allowed

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