Irish Catholics and Secret Societies

...] The Fenian Brotherhood was a military group that sought the overthrow of English rule in Ireland. Their annual operating budget spent tens of thousands of dollars on their war department, including buying surplus arms and armaments from the Civil War.[3] Their first major action was an invasion of Canada

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Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find

...rishmen, Irish-Americans and “friends of Ireland.” Redpath’s opposition to English rule in Ireland and the large Anglo-Irish landlords he saw as responsible for Ireland’s misfortune branched into other articles in his newspaper such as anti-landlordism in New York City and opposition to English imperialism in Egypt. The paper also supported

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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...pand,” Catholic Philly, (April 6, 2011), http://catholicphilly.com/2011/04/news/local-news/chin-helping-chinatown-expand/ [12] ibid. Archives Archives Select Month October 2024 July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 May 2022 March

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...s, a free online resource that provides access to twenty historic Catholic newspapers and news agencies from across the country from as early as the 1830s. All material is fully searchable by date and keyword.   Access to these newly digitized issues allows individuals to learn about many important issues,

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