Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence
...e correspondence file comes from Michael Augustine Corrigan, Archbishop of New York. Typed letter composed in 1891 by Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan asking Shea for clarification of sources to the assertion that there were large defections in the Catholic Church in America. Other large correspondence files contain letters from Archbishop
Monsignor Hugh J. Nolan
...the parish, he eliminated the parish debt and oversaw the construction of new parish buildings, such as the rectory, Adoration Chapel, and the All-Purpose Building. After retiring as pastor in 1989, Reverend Nolan was named Pastor Emeritus. Pope John Paul II named his Honorary Prelate to His Holiness in 1991,
Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
...Hungers of the Human Family” with the goal of examining both physical and spiritual hunger. The history of the Eucharistic Congress dates to 1881, when a one-day congress was held in Lille, France and attended by more than 800 people. The 1979 event in Philadelphia would last for a week
Graphics
...cifically our lithograph collection, can be searched on our online catalog. Many of these records do not have images attached. If there is an image that you would like to have researched, please contact us at archives@chrc-phila.org, or call 215-904-8149. The Robert and Teresa Halvey Photograph Collection Packard, Butler and