The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington

...an Ascension parish uniform   Now batting for Ascension of Our Lord, Babe Ruth Baseball today seems more like a business than a sport. Americans look to the past as a simpler time when baseball was played for fun, not profit. These thoughts may just be nostalgic longing for a

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Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia

...es was published on December 7, 1895. This paper continues to be published today as the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The last issue of The Catholic Standard was published on November 30, 1895 and the last issue of The Catholic Times appeared November 23, 1895. Another Catholic

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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...pand,” Catholic Philly, (April 6, 2011), http://catholicphilly.com/2011/04/news/local-news/chin-helping-chinatown-expand/ [12] ibid. Archives Archives Select Month May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 May 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January

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Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress

...attended by more than 800 people. The 1979 event in Philadelphia would last for a week and be attended by over 1.5 million people, including 44 Cardinals and 417 bishops from around the world. The exhibit is a way to highlight that Eucharistic Congresses have been a mainstay in Catholic

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