Alliance of Catholic Women

...er notable part of the Alliance was its focus on education. This took on a number of different forms over the years. In 1920 with its first major program, the ACW established an endowment to fund scholarships to the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.[6] Named after an early member, the

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Temperance Movement

...its mission and pledge, the CTAU relied on public rallies in order to gain support and convince people to give up alcohol. In addition, the union made use of numerous newspapers, such as Boston’s The Pilot or New York's Catholic Society Journal of America in order to spread the message

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Papal Infallibility

...ssion.[3] The Council then cited previous councils and Church Fathers that supported the primacy of Rome, such as the Council of Florence which declared the Pope the Vicar of Christ.[4] From there the Vatican I concluded that: https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8252 the Roman Pontiff, when he speaks ex cathedra, that is when in

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Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...beled but generally are not. St. Stanislaus Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin A number of the exterior views also include vignettes of the pastor or other parish buildings such as the school, rectory and convent or the former church. St. Mary's Church, Norwalk, Ohio The exterior views also have standard touches such

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