“An Appeal to Truth”

...ght a public forum in which the Archbishops of Belgium would be given a chance to refute the German charges and present evidence accordingly. Additionally, he sought revenge for the murdered and harassed Belgian citizens. It seems to me that, in an effort to appear even-handed, Cardinal Mercier added “If,

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The Story of Duffy’s Cut

...Athes and then-student Earl Schandelmeier, the Watson brothers sought to uncover the story of the laborers. After finding evidence of the shanty and several physical objects (work tools and pipe stems) in 2005, the search for the remains began. With the help of ground-penetrating radar, the Department of Anthropology at

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Citation Information

...ections: [Indicate cited item or series here], Collection Name, Collection number, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Photographs: In general, only photographs from the Robert Halvey Collection are to be published with written permission from CHRC. These photographs are to be captioned: Courtesy of the

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Pope

...reign Ruler(?),” November 2, 1872 A small cartoon in which Nast accuses Francis Kernan, the Democratic candidate for Governor of New York, of swearing allegiance to the pope. Having Kernan declare, “I will do your bidding, as you are unfallible,” Nast shows his fear that Irish politicians would turn the

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