Marian Year
...54 Archbishop John F. O'Hara presides over a Mass at St. Peter's Church to open Marian Year. Seen is the grave of John Neumann before it was moved to its current location beneath the altar. December 8, 1953 Celebration of Mary At the end of 1953, Pope Pius XII proclaimed
Reverend William McGarvey papers, circa 1900 (MC 5)
...Garvey later left for the Roman Catholic Church after the adoption of the “open pulpit” resolution at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 1907. This resolution allowed clergy from other churches and denominations to speak freely in Episcopal churches and was a major change to the Episcopal canon
Manuscript Collections
...rently working to create online finding aids. All of these collections are open to researchers. Some smaller collections, including the Fenian Brotherhood papers and materials relating to the Molly Maguires and the Nativist Riots of 1844, have been digitized as part of the Digital Library @ Villanova University project. Materials
Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...rish schools, 14 high schools, 4 specialty schools, and two colleges would open under his 9 years as Archbishop.[11] O’Hara would receive the red hat on December 15, 1958, becoming the first member of the Congregation of Holy Cross to be raised to the College of Cardinals as well as