Catholic Standard and Times records, 1909-1941 (MC 27)

...dard was first published on January 6, 1866 as the official organ of the Diocese of Philadelphia. The Catholic Times first appeared on December 3, 1892. The two papers merged at the end of November 1895 and the first issue of The Catholic Standard and Times was published on December

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Our Lady of Czestochowa Dedication

...e Pope John Paul II all visiting Our Lady of Czestochowa. Halvey_T750_055 Halvey_135D_019 Halvey_135D_007   ← Liturgical Week 41st International Eucharistic Congress →...

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Monsignor Francis X. Meehan

...tor of Saints Simon and Jude in West Chester. During his time as pastor, a new parish center was built in 1991, followed by a new church in 2005. Additionally, Monsignor Meehan expanded lay ministries and groups, establishing a Men’s Bible Study and Evangelization Committee, to name a few. Monsignor

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Catholic Interracial Council

...rracial Council   [1] John LaFarge, SJ, “A Catholic Interracial Program,” (New York: The American Press, 1939) [2] “Catholic Interracial Council of Philadelphia Constitution,” 1999.047 Box 8 Folder Stanton Paper. [3] “Ten Years in Retrospect,” 01/21/1948, 1999.047 Box 9 [4] “Background and History of the Catholic Interracial Council of Philadelphia,”

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