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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Philadelphia’s First Catholic Cathedral

...races its history to 1763, when a second church was needed for the growing number of Catholics in the city. Built on land originally bought to serve as a cemetery for Old St. Joseph’s, Old St. Mary’s was referred to as “Mission Number 1” as St. Joseph’s was seen as

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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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