The Vatican – Marian Year Stamp Philatelic Exhibition
...tative of the Holy Father, outstanding in the devotion he gives to God and Country." His collection consists of every Vatican stamp since 1929, which is when Vatican City was established as an independent state through the Lateran Treaty. There is also a sizeable collection of American-issued stamps, some of
Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...ndance.[3] There they picked the name Philopatrian, meaning “love of one’s country” and the motto of “Revere the Church thy Mother and love thy Fatherland.[4] Soon the Philopatrians were meeting at the Athanaeum of Philadelphia and started to build a library of their own. The Institute quickly started having lecture
Interesting film history finds in the Parish Calendar collection
...holic publication was impressed that he helped the Knights of Columbus and supported the troops by entertaining them. The article also serves as an obituary since it informs us that Hackett died in Paris on November 8th, 1926 at the age of 57. The article is noteworthy for its praise
Prague Spring
...ovak peoples. McGovern, “Flower that Blooms in the Spring,” May, 3, 1968 Even before the invasion, many feared that like a weed the Soviets would kill off any reforms before they had time to blossom. McGovern, “Return to Normalcy,” August 30, 1968 With the Soviets in charge of the country,