Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion
...of every month. Subsequent popes expanded the practice to all churches in Rome and Saint Ignatius Loyola and the Society of Jesus spread the practice around Europe. Engraving of Saint Philip Neri Church, Southwark A little after 300 years since its inception, the idea of the Forty Hours Devotion was
Canonization of Saint John Neumann
...doctors examining the remains and preservation work done on the body.[10] Around this same time, Neumann’s third miracle required for canonization was being performed on Michael Flanigan. Michael was a fourteen year old boy who suffered from Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer in his legs, jaw, and lungs. Michael was
Marian Year of 1954
...elphia and Mother of Divine Providence in King of Prussia. In addition to new parishes, a new chapel, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, was built at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Several pilgrimages took place during the year, most of which included a stop at the Shrine
Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons
...ica is vigilant, it risks conquest by the papacy. This perceived threat of Rome is seen elsewhere in Nast's work, such as with a cartoon showing Uncle Sam offering to free an American Catholic priest from the Pope's plans to rule both church and state. This is an important cartoon