Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia
...February 22, 1823 in opposition to The Catholic Herald and Advocate and supported Bishop Conwell in the Hogan Schism. It appears to have only lasted for a few issues. There are no extant copies. The first diocesan paper was The Catholic Herald. It was first published on Jan. 3, 1833
1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...ver H. Taylor. Father Michael Hurley, no date Four Sisters of Charity were also called upon to minister to the dying men at Duffy’s Cut. Their presence was recorded from the accounts of an eyewitness; however, no official record of their mission exists. Relevant documents may have been destroyed in
Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
...and the Hungers of the Human Family” with the goal of examining both physical and spiritual hunger. The history of the Eucharistic Congress dates to 1881, when a one-day congress was held in Lille, France and attended by more than 800 people. The 1979 event in Philadelphia would last for
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