Papal Infallibility
...irmed that Pius was speaking ex cathedra) and the second on was Pope Pius XII’s 1950 declaration of Mary’s Assumption into heaven. [1] Decrees and Canons of the Vatican Council, (1870), P001.1498, 13, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8255. [2] Ibid., 14. [3] Ibid., 24. [4] Ibid., 28. [5] Ibid., 30-31. [6] Michael Domenec, “Papal
Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...s, it bought its first building on Locust Street, had 500 members, and acquired over 1,500 books.[6] Women's Auxiliary luncheon at the Penn Mutual Building with John Cardinal Krol, guest speaker, 11/17/1980, Halvey 189B In addition to its educational mission, the group also had a focus on charity work. The
Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War
...f society. The Spanish Civil War, although often overshadowed by World War II, had major impacts on the world and the place of Catholics in it. American Catholics took an active role in writing and commenting on the war and in most cases supported the Nationalist forces out of the
Temperance Movement
.../omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7090 Temperance movements have a long tradition in the United States, with the aim to not only eliminate drinking but to also improve the fabric of America. The first temperance society formed in 1789 in Connecticut and throughout the 19th century they spread across the country.[1] By 1841 there were