Pilgrimage of Hope

...Peter was excited and asked him "Domine, quo vadis?" ("Lord, where are you going?"), Christ replied that he was going to Rome to be crucified a second time. Walking down the Appian Way, pilgrims will reach the Basilica of Saint Sebastian Outside the Walls, dedicated to the martyred saint. Inside

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Research guide for parish histories

...Pennsylvania. Inquiries on parishes outside of Pennsylvania can be made by phone or e-mail. Some material for parishes outside of Pennsylvania may be found in the General Pamphlet Collection which can be searched through our web site. The Parish History Collection and General Pamphlet Collection are accessible through our online

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Digitizing the Halvey Photograph Collection, Step One

...mple population of envelopes, as each envelope contains a sometimes vastly different number of negatives. Based on the results, we can reasonably estimate that the collection has approximately 350,000 negatives. Our next step is to begin cataloging the images using Past Perfect. Stay tuned for more blog posts about this

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Eucharistic Congress

...le. Another feature of the Congress was Peoples of the World Day, where 22 different ethic Masses were held, ranging from Armenian to Korean, with 40,000 attending the Irish Mass held on the grounds of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Halvey_A448_072 Halvey_A441_065 Halvey_A441_037   Dignitaries and Pilgrims In addition to the

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