Pilgrimage of Hope
...e, other Basilicas opened their own Holy Doors. The other three, which are Papal Basilicas, are Saint Mary Major, Saint John Lateran, and Saint Paul Outside the Walls. These doors are only opened during years of Jubilee, which are normally every 25 years. For more on the importance on Jubilee,
National Council of Catholic Women
...ce of Catholic Bishops.[1] The United States bishops created the NCCW as a way to better organize other regional and local women groups. In this way, it would serve more as an umbrella organization to help coordinate action between associations rather than a local group focused on a single issue.[2]
Research guide for parish histories
...c. Advertisements often provide information on the local businesses in the parish. Parish calendars are accessible through CHRC's online catalog. League of the White Cross (theatrical society), St. Patrick, Philadelphia, circa 1900 St. Mary's Beneficial & Charitable Society, St. Peter Claver, circa 1961 Scrapbook Collection, 1864-1970 This collection contains newspaper
Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital
...rants. Although the official capacity of Satterlee was 4,500, the actual capacity exceeded this number. After the Battle of Bull Run, the wounded arrived by the hundreds. After the Battle of Gettysburg, they arrived by the thousands, swelling the hospital population to more than 6,000. During the Battle of Gettysburg