Dougherty’s Movie Boycott

...Dougherty saw this as creating division which would result in only a “milk-and-water” resolution on movies. While Cardinal Dougherty was strong in his support for the general boycott, everyday Catholics began to start wavering by the winter of 1934. Indeed, many wrote letters to Dougherty asking him to release them

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Eucharistic Congress

...a, the future Pope John Paul II. The IEC was considered a huge success and marked an important chapter in the history of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Halvey_A343_070 Halvey_A448_037 Halvey_A448_023   ← Our Lady of Czestochowa Neumann Canonization →...

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About CHRC

...ction includes records that document the history of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as well as the collections of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, the oldest Catholic historical society in the country. Mission Statement The purpose of the Catholic Historical Research Center (CHRC) is to collect, preserve, and make

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Neumann Canonization

...o the legion of saints. Cardinal Krol led a pilgrimage to Rome for the week-long celebration and canonization of America’s first male saint. In addition to the canonization Mass, there were many other events in Rome to celebrate the occasion, such as a reception at the US Embassy and a

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