Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee

...ugherty’s Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood was seen as a way to honor his work in expanding the Catholic Church, as well as celebrating Catholic life in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. A letter from Hugh Lamb, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia stated that the Mass would be a

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Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara

...of 1952, Bishop O’Hara boarded a train to his new episcopal see. Along the way, the train made stops in Allentown and Bethlehem (then part of the Archdiocese). In both cities, the new archbishop was greeted with much fanfare, with the local Catholic High bands playing upon his arrival and

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Temperance Movement

...ournal of America in order to spread the message of temperance.[8] Another way that the CTAU and other temperance societies tried to increase abstinence was through the building of public drinking fountains, as they believed that better access to clean water would keep the poor from turning to beer and

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Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War

...lieved that communism was the antithesis to Christianity and thus the only way to save the soul of the country was to side with those opposing it.[3] The archbishop of Toledo wrote to the American bishops in 1937 asking for support, stating that “the National army is defending the essential

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