An interfaith rally was held in Newark’s Military Park on March 15, 1965, protesting police violence in Selma, Alabama, and calling for federal action to guarantee voter registration and protect … Learn More
A Holy Name Parade took place in Weehawken on October 9, 1910, coinciding with other parades throughout the Diocese. There were 2,000 marchers and around 4,000 spectators at the event. … Learn More
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received an honorary degree and spoke at the annual Michaelmas Convocation at St. Peter’s College in Jersey City on September 22, 1965.
Players depict the baptism of Jesus in “Jesus, Light of the World”, a production at the Veronica’s Veil Theatre in Union City in 1988. The Veronica’s Veil Players were associated … Learn More
Three priests named to team ministry at Epiphany, Cliffside Park place statues of the three wise men in the parish creche prior to the Feast of the Epiphany in 1976, … Learn More
Members of the St. James Hospital Ladies Auxiliary pose with the “Christ Child’s Birthday Tree” in the lobby of the hospital in December 1964. The tree featured ornaments bearing the … Learn More
Members of the St. Michael’s, Elizabeth CYO perform sign-language Christmas carols at a Christmas party for the Apostolate for the Deaf, sponsored by Mount Carmel Guild in 1967. (Photographer: Archdiocese … Learn More
Ethel Wille, president of the Newark Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, presents Archbishop Boland with a Christmas gift on behalf of the Council following a board of directors meeting in … Learn More
The Felician Sisters marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of their order at Immaculate Conception Chapel in Lodi on November 22, 1955.
Members of the Family Life Apostolate at Holy Name Parish in East Orange prepare Advent wreaths for the start of the Advent season in December 1962.
