The Vatican – Marian Year Stamp Philatelic Exhibition

...s collection is the framed full-sheet of "In God We Trust" stamps. This common motto, having been minted on coins since 1864, had only appeared once on a stamp commemorating the Valley Forge encampment in 1928. Cardinal Spellman wrote to president Dwight Eisenhower for the phrase to be included on

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CORDUM

...the inner-city areas. The work of CORDUM was guided by various documents, most of which came from the Second Vatican Council, such as Gaudium et Spes (The Church in the Modern World), Apostolicam Actuositatem (Apostolate of the Laity), and Ad Gentes (Mission Activity). In the period of four years, studies

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Centennial Exposition

...atues of Moses, Archbishop Carroll, Charles Carroll, Father Mathew, and Commodore Barry. Among the exhibits, the Vatican had sent art and artifacts to be displayed in Memorial Hall, including mosaics of the Madonna and a tapestry of St. Agnes.[12] Other countries brought Catholic art, such as Spain’s display of the

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Catholic Interracial Council

...man Anti-Defamation League, 10/7/1959, 1999.047 Box 10 Folder McGarry Testimonial Dinner, 1959 [19] Notes from La Farge Papers, 1999.047 Box 11 folder CIC 1963 [20] Krol collection Box 24C Cardinal's Commission on Human Relations.   Archives Archives Select Month June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 December 2024 October

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