Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...6] However, Dougherty never did release anyone from their pledge instead reminding them that they had a religious duty to follow his orders in matters of morality and that disobeying the boycott was a serious sin. Dougherty would often clarify that the boycott was not against movies per se just
Irish Land War
...nd War in Ireland over the centuries old landlordism system. By 1879, about 800 families owned half of the country’s land and acted as landlords, renting small plots of land out to the majority of the population (an estimated five million people). The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and the American
Eucharistic Congress
...l of 1975, that the theme of “The Eucharist and the Hungers of the Human Family” was approved by Pope Paul VI. The goal was to examine both physical and spiritual hungers. Over the course of the eight days, there would be liturgies and lectures exploring the understanding of the
41st International Eucharistic Congress
...l of 1975 that the theme of “The Eucharist and the Hungers’ of the Human Family” was approved by Pope Paul VI. The goal was to examine both physical and spiritual hungers.[2] Over the course of the eight days there would be liturgies and lectures exploring the understanding of the