FAQ
...f Philadelphia, the CHRC also collects the records of Catholic institutions, organizations, associations and individuals. The types of records we are interested in include financial, administrative and legal records, minute books, letters, journals and diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, artifacts, books, pamphlets and other materials that pertain to the history, development and
Canonization of Saint John Neumann
...een year old boy who suffered from Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer in his legs, jaw, and lungs. Michael was cured of his illness after prayer and wearing of a relic, despite doctors testifying that based on the spread of the disease that Michael had a zero percent chance of
National Council of Catholic Women
...the end of the 1960s.[11] Come 1963, there were 115 dioceses and almost 14,000 organizations associated with the NCCW.[12] While for much of its early history the Archdiocese of Philadelphia did not join, as the years went by the National Council of Catholic Women continued to grow and serve the
Our Lady of Czestochowa Dedication
...e center with angels flanking on either side. In addition, to the sculpture, a 200 foot tall bell tower was erected next to the shrine. The bells were added in 1967 and named Stefan, Franicis, and John after Cardinals Wyszynki, O’Hara, and Krol. The shrine would continue to be visited