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
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
Neumann Canonization
...int Francis. It was not long after his death that calls were being made to open his cause for canonization. In May of 1886, the Diocese of Philadelphia and his order, the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists), held the first session to examine the life of John Neumann