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...serving in the diocese is evident from his swift and firm responses to accusations of scandal that were brought against Reverend Jeremiah Keilly and others. While Kenrick maintained in several of his letters that Masses and funeral services should continue to be said in Latin rather than in a vernacular
Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia
...ladelphia was The Catholic Advocate and Irishman’s Journal. It was started on February 22, 1823 in opposition to The Catholic Herald and Advocate and supported Bishop Conwell in the Hogan Schism. It appears to have only lasted for a few issues. There are no extant copies. The first diocesan paper
Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find
...aking of Nineteenth Century America. Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London. 2008. Archives Archives Select Month May 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 September 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 September 2019 August 2019
Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...of English rule in Ireland. Their annual operating budget spent tens of thousands of dollars on their war department, including buying surplus arms and armaments from the Civil War.[3] Their first major action was an invasion of Canada in 1866, which ended in failure and pressure from the United States