Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...f 1918, the Philopatrians’ building on Arch Street was turned into a hospital to help combat the flu. Called Emergency Hospital #3, members assisted the religious sisters who were acting as nurses.[8] One of their largest undertakings was the creation of an Agricultural Program during World War II. The program
Jane and Marianne Campbell: Catholic Feminists
...esidential Suffrage...so that they can pass their ballots in the Presidential elections. The Rhode Island Constitution gives the Legislature the power of conferring Pres. Suf. on women and the Legislature has done so. I saw the Providence Journal of yesterday...but there was nothing from Tennessee where the battle of the
Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...ng the height of the Fenians, they used the Irish paper, The Universe, to falsely claim that the church ordered they were “not to be disturbed” in their activities.[12] This resulted in a letter to Bishop Wood from the Vatican in which the Vatican stated that any such order was
Black Catholic periodicals
...holic Church is the only hope of the Negro.” PAHRC’s collection of periodicals also includes several journals relating to black Catholic missions. Published by religious orders that devoted their missionary work to blacks, such as the Josephite Fathers, these journals not only offer insight into these orders and their activities,