Irish Catholics and Secret Societies

...p of Philadelphia, Rev. James Wood. During the height of the Fenians, they used the Irish paper, The Universe, to falsely claim that the church ordered they were “not to be disturbed” in their activities.[12] This resulted in a letter to Bishop Wood from the Vatican in which the Vatican

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Vistarama

...Wilmington and Camden, hosted the largest exhibit of Catholic Missions in United States history. The purpose was to acquaint the public with the world wide work of the Catholic Church and promote the various apostolic services. Hosted in Convention Hall, over 400 exhibits from 170 mission societies would be on

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James F. Connelly papers, 1790-1974 (MC 67)

...Pennsylvania, 1832-1979 and The visit of Archbishop Gaetano Bedini to the United States of America, June 1853-February 1854. Connelly also edited The History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, published in 1976. He also contributed articles to the New Catholic Encyclopedia. Connelly served as the first full-time secretary to Cardinal Krol.

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Victory Mass

...n the sacred cause of religion and civilization.”[9] This is important because it frames the war not simply as defending against an aggressor but rather as a just war preventing the destruction of humanity. SB-36; CHRC After Dougherty gave his speech, he was followed by Most Reverend Hugh Lamb, Auxiliary

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