Victory Mass

...] "Solemn Pontifical Mass for Victory for Our Armed Forces Sunday, November 1, 1942 Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA." Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia 53, no. 4 (1942): 203. [6] “Great Catholic Mass in Convention Hall to Support War Effort,” SB-36 June 1942-Dec. 1942; Catholic Historical Research

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Marian Year

...before it was moved to its current location beneath the altar. December 8, 1953 Celebration of Mary At the end of 1953, Pope Pius XII proclaimed that a Marian year was to be celebrated throughout the world on the occasion of the first centenary of the definition of the dogma

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Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs

...ount of Ivy Mills,” MC 10 F 14. [11] St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Octover 14, 1979, PH171 [12] Letter from Edward Sourin, SJ to Mary Brackett Willcox, March 4, 1843, MC 10 Box 1 Folder 5; Letter from Patrick Moriarty, OSA to Mary Brackett Willcox, June 25, 1842, MC

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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...within Chinatown. Robert Halvey, The Catholic Standard and Times, (February 15, 1973), Catholic Historical Research Center Holy Redeemer has continued to grow and thrive, serving as a bedrock in the Chinese community. The church has provided community programming including a free health clinic and English language classes to all members

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