Victory Mass
...led for November 1, 1942 at Convention Hall, with Dougherty requesting 200 people from each parish attending.[2] Simultaneous Masses were also held throughout the far reaching parishes for those who were unable to make the journey into the city.[3] Since the logistics for organizing this Mass were very involved, Dougherty
“An Appeal to Truth”
...ge: - ‘Several villages have been destroyed one after the other; important people, among them some priests, have been shot; others have been arrested, and all have protested their innocence…’ No reply was received to this letter.” (4) Cardinal Mercier argued that the Germans had conducted their own investigation into
Marian Year
...pal decree stated that the purpose of this year was “that the faith of the people may be increased and their devotion to the Virgin Mother of God become daily more inflamed.” Dioceses around the world were to make use of religious, cultural, artistic, and social activities as a means
Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee
...g his 50 years in the priesthood, was held on June 2nd, 1940. Over 160,000 people packed Municipal Stadium (later JFK Stadium) in South Philadelphia to celebrate it. Dennis Joseph Dougherty Planning the Jubilee Dougherty’s Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood was seen as a way to