fellow convert Ambrose St.John, who was buried with him. But no remains were found in the decayed wooden coffin. The Catholic church reacted angrily to claims that Newman was gay. photo ...

In Saint Clair, there’s a former Catholic church that was blessed by a saint. Well, a bishop who would become a saint. John N. Neumann was bishop of Philadelphia when he blessed St. Boniface ...

Saint John N. Neumann dedicated St. Boniface Catholic Church, Saint Clair, when he was a bishop in 1853. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Allentown Catholic Diocese closed St. Boniface in 2008, when it was ...