Medical Mission Sisters

.... [8] Francis P. Goodall, "The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries of Philadelphia: Twenty-five Years of Pioneering." Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia 61, no. 4 (1950): 242-244. [9] Ibid., 246. [10] Reher, "Denis J. Dougherty and Anna M. Dengel," 28. [11] Baldwin, “At Motherhouse in Fox

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Catholic Interracial Council (Philadelphia) recordings, 1950-1974 (MC 68)

...This collection contains mostly sound recordings of sermons and addresses of several Philadelphia priests. 6 boxes, 2.4 linear ft....

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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...eemer: A Quarter of a Century. [6] Ibid. [7] Ibid. [8] “Wrecking Halted In Philadelphia,” New York Times, (August 5, 1973), 49, http://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/05/archives/wrecking-halted-in-philadelphia-chinatown-families-protest.html [9] Letter from Cardinal Krol to Governor Shapp, June 8, 1973, Cardinal Krol Collection, Box 162a. [10] Mary Yee, “The Save Chinatown Movement: Surviving Against All Odds,”

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Canonization of Saint John Neumann

...way on January 5, 1860 from a heart attack. In his short time as bishop of Philadelphia, Neumann built 89 churches, set up the modern Catholic school system, introduced the Forty Hours Devotion, and founded the Third Order of Saint Francis of Glen Riddle.[1] It was not long after his

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