Catholics in WWII
...ications in France. He stated in the letter that the coast itself was like New Jersey, however, “all of the beaches are one mass of tank barriers and fortifications which go as far as you can see.”[2] Boylan wrote to Dougherty in May of 1945 that there was little American
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Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
...way to highlight that Eucharistic Congresses have been a mainstay in Catholic life, and how the past resonates with today....
Philly in Focus: Robert Halvey’s Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia
...s, while attending Roman Catholic High School taking photos for the school newspaper. He served as a U.S. Army Photographer during World War II, for which he received the Legion of Merit, a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the