Category: Shrine of St. John Neumann

Neumann Hall dedicated

2016, celebrations, March 2016 edition, Shrine of St. John Neumann

Despite cold and rainy weather, dozens of friends and parishioners—and 16 Redemptorist priests—gathered Tuesday, February 16, for the dedication and blessing of the new Neumann Hall of the National Shrine of St. John Neumann in Philadelphia. The hall—created from an old warehouse—is now a big, beautiful building providing space for the Baltimore Province’s archives, exhibits, meetings, and meals. Father Jack Kingsbury, coordinator for […]

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St. John Neumann and his shrine in media spotlight

2015, October 2015, Shrine of St. John Neumann

With Catholic eyes turning toward Philadelphia and the World Meeting of Families this week, we are seeing St. John Neumann and his Shrine getting plenty of media attention. Here are three pieces of video, some photos, and a newspaper article you might want to check out: EWTN aired a new hour-long documentary on St. John Neumann. It was produced by […]

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Pope Francis in Philadelphia

2015, churches, October 2015, parishes, Shrine of St. John Neumann

By Father Raymond Collins | The long-awaited week had finally arrived. Pilgrims from all over the world were descending on Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families and the visit of Pope Francis. At the St. John Neumann Shrine, we hosted thousands of pilgrims during the week, and on one of the days there was a pretty firm estimate of […]

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