Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals
...2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 April 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 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
Collection Development Policy
...ishops of Philadelphia up to the present, as well as records from the 41st International Eucharistic Congress held in Philadelphia in 1976 and Pope John Paul II’s visit in October 1979. Archdiocesan records also include the sacramental registers of those parishes located within the present Archdiocese since their founding. CHRC
Neumann Canonization
...John Neumann for evidence of his virtue. Neumann Canonization in Rome On December 20, 1976, Pope Paul VI approved the canonization of Neumann and on June 19, 1977, he was officially added to the legion of saints. Cardinal Krol led a pilgrimage to Rome for the week-long celebration and
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