Victory Mass
...esident throughout the war. Through this project, the children took part in 300,000 Masses and prayed the rosary 460,000 times.[12] The Victory Mass of 1942 was important because it offered the Catholic Church’s support for the war effort. Furthermore, it connected Catholicism and patriotism in a new way
Medical Mission Sisters
...donesia, the Gold Coast, and New Mexico.[8] Indeed, by 1950 there were over 300 sisters serving in 16 different locations around the world.[9] In the year 1944 at Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan for instance, the sisters treated over 35,000 patients and assisted in 641 births.[10] Furthermore, while in
Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion
...und Europe. Engraving of Saint Philip Neri Church, Southwark A little after 300 years since its inception, the idea of the Forty Hours Devotion was presented by Saint John Neumann, C.Ss.R., fourth Bishop of Philadelphia. The devotion was a favorite of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Redemptorist Order, saying
Newspapers & Periodicals
...om Canada, England, Ireland, France and Italy. The collection contains over 300 titles, representing 35 states and the District of Columbia, and covers the period primarily from the 1820’s through the 1940’s. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1840’s through the 1920’s. Click here for information about Catholic