Medical Mission Sisters

...et Mary Reher, "Denis J. Dougherty and Anna M. Dengel: The Missionary Alliance." Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia 101, no. 1/2 (1990): 22. [3] Lou Baldwin, “At Motherhouse in Fox Chase: Medical Mission Sisters Celebrate 70 years,” http://catholicphilly.com/2009/10/news/at-motherhouse-in-fox-chase-medical-mission-sisters-celebrate-70-years/. [4] Christine Schenk, “Becoming a Worldwide Church with

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Catholic Interracial Council (Philadelphia) recordings, 1950-1974 (MC 68)

...This collection contains mostly sound recordings of sermons and addresses of several Philadelphia priests. 6 boxes, 2.4 linear ft....

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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...he church was established as a branch of St. John the Evangelist and has since grown to include a school and a convent. By 1966, the Catholic community had expanded, with 649 baptisms being performed as well as 86 marriages.[6] “Cardinal Dougherty with Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-sin at Holy Redeemer

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Canonization of Saint John Neumann

...ng made to open his cause for canonization. In May of 1886, the Diocese of Philadelphia and the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) held its first session to examine the life of John Neumann for evidence of his virtue.[2] As the examination of Neumann’s life began, investigations into

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