TV and Radio

...f Allentown, Trenton, Camden, and Wilmington joining the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Headquartered in Philadelphia and led by the Director of Communions for the Archdiocese, the Delaware Valley Catholic Office of TV and Radio, also called TVR Productions for short, hoped to reach the 2.6 million people living in the tri-state

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Pilgrimage of Hope

...cs of Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Church who translated the Bible into the Latin language. The basilica also houses the Salus Populi Romani icon. According to tradition, the icon was painted by Saint Luke the Evangelist. During the pontificate of Pope Francis, the Marian image has gained a significant

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Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General

...ons. The actual certificates are large in scale, below is a letter congratulating O'Reilly on his new position as Assistant Surgeon. Letter from War Department, August 5, 1867 Letter from War Department, August 5, 1867 A high point in the collection is a scrapbook kept while O’Reilly was abroad serving

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Collections

...s printed material on Catholic institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C. A variety of types of institutions are included, especially hospitals, orphanages, and colleges. Associations & Institutions   Pamphlets Contains several thousand pamphlets and other printed materials relating to subjects of Catholic interest. Newspapers

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