From the Archives: All Saints Parish Jubilee Mass, 1971
All Saints Parish in Jersey City celebrated its 75th anniversary with a Jubilee Mass on October 31, 1971, the vigil of All Saints Day.
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From the Archives: Our Lady of Czestochowa in Harrison, 1910
Parishioners of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Harrison stand in front of the original church in 1910. Polish Catholics living in Harrison initially traveled to St. Stanislaus Parish in Newark … Learn More
From the Archives: Honoring St. Lorenzo Ruiz, 1996
Parishioners of St. Joseph’s Church in Jersey City process with a statue of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, the first Filipino martyr and saint, during a Mass for the statue’s … Learn More
From the Archives: Hispanic Heritage Mass at Newark Basilica, 1986
Parishioners bearing flags of their countries of origin process through the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark during a Hispanic Heritage Mass on October 8, 1986. (Photographer: Archdiocese … Learn More
From the Archives: Newark’s Puerto Rican Day Parade, 1983
The Santa Maria float of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Newark makes its way through the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Newark on July 31, 1983. (Photographer: Archdiocese of … Learn More
From the Archives: Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in Union City, 1953
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen preached a sermon at a Pontifical Mass of Thanksgiving on September 29, 1953, at St. Michael’s Monastery in Union City. The Mass welcomed Bishop Cuthbert O’Gara, … Learn More
From the archives: St. Bartholomew Italian Festival, 1990
Procession at the St. Bartholomew Labor Day Italian Festival in Scotch Plains in 1990. Started in 1974, the festival is an annual tradition honoring San Nicola di Bari, the patron … Learn More
From the Archives: Back to School at Felician College, 1984
Students at Felician College prepare for the new school year by buying books at the college bookstore in September 1984. (Photographer: D.J. Zehnder, Catholic Advocate Collection) Editor’s note: All published … Learn More
From the Archives: Blue Army Pilgrimage to Europe, 1954
Seventy-eight members of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima, today known as the World Apostolate of Fatima, board a plane en route to Europe, where they will make … Learn More
From the Archives: St. Ann’s Home for the Aged, 1963
Archbishop Boland blesses the new addition to St. Ann’s Home for the Aged in Jersey City on February 13, 1963. The new addition included a new infirmary, additional guest rooms, … Learn More
