Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons
...er, and thus if Catholics removed that, then they would be acceptable. "A Roman Catholic Mission from England to the "heathens" of America" https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7358 In addition to anti-papal sentiment, Nast seems to question the merit of Catholicism on a whole in another cartoon where he drew a Catholic priest trying
Roman Catholic and Archdiocese High Schools
...atholic for boys was opened in 1916 as an attempt to lessen the burden on Roman. However, by 1925, Roman still had 12 different annexes throughout the city as the main building could not hold all of its students. To better accommodate the high enrollment, the Archdiocese started to open
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...! https://www.catholicheritagearchive.com/ New Digital Resources Available! CHRC joined with FindMyPast to make historical parish baptismal and marriage records available to the public. Pre-1919 records are on-line and can be searched and downloaded. Also available are the Philadelphia Roman Catholic Diocesan Newspapers, from 1833-Sept. 28, 1951 with some gaps
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