Pilgrimage of Hope

...Communion as early as age 6. One of the biggest impacts that is still seen today is his exhibit on Eucharistic miracles. As a teenager in 2004 up until his death in 2006, he created a website that gave details on every Eucharistic miracle and Marian apparition. (https://www.miracolieucaristici.org/en/liste/list.html) Carlo used

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Dougherty’s Movie Boycott

...of American agreed to stronger self-censorship and created the Production Code Administration, headed by Catholic layman, Joseph Breen.[9] Another effect of the boycott was the growth in power of the Legion of Decency, a Catholic organization which reviewed and rated movies (the history of the Legion will be explored more

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The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington

...y of the ballplayers personally. He hit upon an idea that seems ridiculous today. Perhaps Father Casey could persuade Babe Ruth to take part in a charity baseball game to raise money to pay off the field. Father Casey met with Ruth and Yankees manager Miller Huggins to discuss the

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Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia

...ween 1833 and 1844 as well as October 1944 and March 1968 can be found for free at the Catholic News Archive. The first ostensibly Catholic newspaper in Philadelphia was The Catholic Herald and Advocate which was first published on November 3, 1822 and may have run for only three

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