Canonization of Saint John Neumann
...150 sermons were preached on his life at various parishes and nearly 6,000 people visited his tomb.[8] In addition, numerous prayer cards and pamphlets were distributed so that people would pray for Neumann’s intervention. Three years later, Neumann’s two miracles would be approved, that of Lenahan and a 1923 healing
Liturgical Week
...ding the Masses and sessions, breaking the previous year’s record of 5,000 people. Halvey_P868_007 Halvey_P868_004 Halvey_P857_040 Halvey_P857_056 Halvey_P857_051 Exhibits and Displays In addition to the Masses and discussion sessions, the week also featured exhibit spaces at the Civic Center. Exhibits included displays and stands presented by various Catholic organizations,
American Federation of Catholic Societies
...e 39 states that were affiliated with the AFCS with a total of 1.5 million people and the local PA branch had about 160 societies associated.[9] The federation experienced mainly growing pains, indeed, at the 5th annual convention they complained about the number of societies not fully paying their dues
Vistarama
...Hall to try to hear Bishop Fulton J. Sheen speak. Before a crowd of 10,000 people, he spoke of the importance of the missions in the East a as way to bring people their “full heritage” and to combat the evils of Communism. Other popular events included the Military and