Philadelphia’s First Catholic Cathedral

...later. Due to all these issues, Kenrick sought to move the cathedral to a new church. Finally in 1838, Kenrick designated St. John the Evangelist as the new pro-Cathedral. Despite the rocky relationship between the trustees and the bishops, Old St. Mary’s served as vital role in the history of

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The Church and Labor

...lic Men, 1934), P002.2186 [6] John O’Brien, The Church and a Living Wage, (New York: Paulist Press, 1937), P020.136 [7] Raymond Feely, Communism and Union Labor: Where Do You Stand? (New York: Paulist Press, 1937), P020.204 [8] Pius XI, Social Reconstruction [9] John Coogan, Rome and the American Labor Union,

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Misericordia Hospital

...the the nursing program.[15] The hospital would continue to expand with a new cancer treatment center opened in 1992 and and an emergency care facility in 1996.[16] While Misericordia was renamed in 1997 to Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia and since 2008 has been known as Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, it has

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...aterials to the CHRC, please contact us to discuss the types of material you have, identify which are appropriate for preservation in the CHRC and to arrange transfer of the material. Back to top Q: Does CHRC offer monetary appraisals? A: CHRC is unable to offer monetary appraisals. A list

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