Parish Histories and Calendars
...orians, they offer a glimpse into parish, and more broadly, Catholic life. Search the collections via our online catalog. View a complete list of parishes, both active and closed, located within the Archdiocese: Alphabetical Index to Parishes Chronology of Parish Foundations See the research guide for information on conducting parish
Newspapers & Periodicals
...rict of Columbia, and covers the period primarily from the 1820’s through the 1940’s. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1840’s through the 1920’s. Click here for information about Catholic newspapers in Philadelphia. CHRC’s periodical collection, which includes over 600 titles, is comprised mainly of scholarly journals and
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
Canonization of Saint John Neumann
...[3] P010.319: Bishop Neumann, Pilgrim: Canonization Week Handbook, June 19 - June 27, 1977, (Chicago: G.I.A. Publications, 1977), 22-23. [4] AC 1990.124: 107.48 Letter to Archbishop O’Hara from Francis Litz, c.s.s.r., May 12, 1958. [5] AC 1990.124: 107.45 Letter to Pope Puis XIII from Bishops of the United States of