Pope visit

Papal Visit of Pope John Paul II 1979 Halvey_344A_003 Halvey_344A_008 Halvey_344A_005 Halvey_344A_002   U.S. Tour Over the course of ten days in October 1979, Pope John Paul II visited 6 cities in the United States. He spent two of those days in the City of Philadelphia. Arriving at Philadelphia International

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A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia

...time as bishop in 1851, the diocese had added 80 churches, 90 priests, and 150,000 Catholics from when the diocese was founded in 1808.[12] [1] Thomas Hughes, History of the Society of Jesus in North America vol. II, (London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1908) 473; Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Directory,

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Temperance Movement

...se of Philadelphia formed in March of 1872, comprising of two societies and 150 members.[7] CTAU printed material, AC0077 CHRC In order to fulfill its mission and pledge, the CTAU relied on public rallies in order to gain support and convince people to give up alcohol. In addition, the union

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Mathew Carey

...ca in 1790.[9] Through his printing company, Carey was able to publish over 150 essays defending a wide range of topics that were important to him. The one that took up almost half of his writings was in favor of protective tariffs for the United States emerging manufacturing economy. His

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