Research guide for parish histories
Parish History Resources CHRC has several resources that users can access when seeking information on the history of a parish. Resources mostly provide information for those parishes currently located within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia; however, some materials relating to the history of parishes in surrounding dioceses and states are available.
Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...p of Philadelphia, Rev. James Wood. During the height of the Fenians, they used the Irish paper, The Universe, to falsely claim that the church ordered they were “not to be disturbed” in their activities.[12] This resulted in a letter to Bishop Wood from the Vatican in which the Vatican
John J. Bonner papers, 1909-1945 (MC 49)
...llege in Rome, and was ordained there in June 1917. Upon his return to the United States, he was appointed assistant rector of St. Bridget’s Church (1917-18), left this post to serve as a U.S. Army chaplain (1918-19), and after his discharge from the army, was appointed vice rector of
Canonization of Saint John Neumann
...for canonization are the current requirements, at the time of Neumann’s cause, two miracles were required for the beatification process.[3] Although many cases of miracles were reported, two were selected and submitted to the Vatican in 1924 in hopes of beatification happening by the Holy Year in 1925. However, the