Marian Year
...o went on pilgrimages to the various churches named in honor of Mary on her various feast days would receive an indulgence. Halvey captured one such pilgrimage by students from Immaculata College. The students took buses to sites across the city including the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of
Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee
...ted robes. The Jubilee Mass was a major success with 60,000 more people attending than originally planned. The event was a reflection of a Golden Age of Catholicism in the city as the Church continued to grow and play a central role in the lives of its parishioners. ← Halvey
A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia
...89 for the German Catholics and by 1808 the population of Catholics in the city had grown to 30,000.[4] Bishop Michael Egan, n.d. The original boundary of the Diocese of Philadelphia included all of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and South Jersey. The first bishop was Michael Francis Egan, who had only 11
Collections
...ncludes the Cardinal Krol Memorabilia Collection. In order to support study of the collections, CHRC maintains a library with both reference and research materials, including Archdiocesan and National Catholic directories, Philadelphia City directories, and encyclopedias. Secondary sources include scholarship relating to the history of Catholicism in the United States as