Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop

...third Archbishop, Edmond F. Prendergast (1911-1918). Catholic Standard and Times, June 3, 1911 Prendergast studied, was ordained, and served in the in the Philadelphia Archdiocese for almost a half-century by the time Pope Pius X appointed him Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan’s replacement in May 1911. He was installed as Archbishop

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Victory Mass

...worshippers at the shrine of materialism.”[11] It is interesting that at a time when national unity was needed, Lamb was calling out those who have lapsed in their faith. By doing so, Lamb was laying any possible defeat at their feet for losing God’s favor and at the same time

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Canonization of Saint John Neumann

...eatification and one for canonization are the current requirements, at the time of Neumann’s cause, two miracles were required for the beatification process.[3] Although many cases of miracles were reported, two were selected and submitted to the Vatican in 1924 in hopes of beatification happening by the Holy Year in

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Archbishop John Carroll

...Scribner’s Sons, 1955), 11. [2] Ibid., 14. [3] John Gilmary Shea, Life and Times of the Most rev. John Carroll, Bishop and First Archbishop of Baltimore, (New York, John Shea, 1888), 33 & 38. [4] Melville, John Carroll, 38 & 49. [5] Shea, Life and Times, 209 & 223. [6]

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