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

...that the theme of “The Eucharist and the Hungers of the Human Family” was approved by Pope Paul VI. The goal was to examine both physical and spiritual hungers. Over the course of the eight days, there would be liturgies and lectures exploring the understanding of the Eucharist. Each day

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About CHRC

...ct, preserve, and make available for research the official records of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and those ancillary records and items that reflect the growth and development of Catholicism within the Archdiocese in accordance with the approved Collection Access Policy. The CHRC also preserves and makes available to researchers records

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Neumann Canonization

...virtue. Neumann   Canonization in Rome On December 20, 1976, Pope Paul VI approved the canonization of Neumann and on June 19, 1977, he was officially added to the legion of saints. Cardinal Krol led a pilgrimage to Rome for the week-long celebration and canonization of America’s first male saint.

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