Parish and School Closing

...2, Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua announced plans to examine the closing of a number of parishes in North Philadelphia and the city of Chester. Both areas saw a major decrease in parishioners, with both areas losing around 60% of registered members from 1970 to 1990. Due to this and lingering financial

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Research Request Forms

...chool in Eddington (July 17, 1888-June 15, 1970), The Catholic Protectory (January 1916- February 1947) as well as St Vincent’s Tacony (1892-1994), which housed both boys and girls. We will conduct research for these records. Only records prior to 1940 can be searched for genealogical purposes. Records after 1940 can

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Drexel Beatification

...eliminating the Promotor of the Faith (Devil’s Advocate) and reducing the number of miracles required for canonization from three to two. The first step in the process was to examine all of Katharine Drexel’s writings and interview as many people who knew her as possible. On January 26, 1987, she

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Cardinal John P. Foley

...ber 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 February 2018 January 2018 November 2015 August 2015 May 2015 April 2015 January 2013 September 2012 August 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 December 2011 November 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011

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