January 3, 2011
Neumann Year begins Wednesday
Every year on January 5, the Church in the United States celebrates the feast of
St. John Neumann, the first male American saint, a Redemptorist, and the fourth bishop of Philadelphia.
This year's celebrations, however, will be particularly festive as the Redemptorists open the
Neumann Year, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of this great saint. Neumann's 200th birthday is actually March 28, 2011.
Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali will …
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