Cardinal John P. Foley

...elphia of Pope John Paul II in 1978. From 1966 until 1974 Foley was also co-producer and co-host of Philadelphia Catholic Hour on radio station WFIL. On April 9, 1984 Pope John Paul II named him an Archbishop and appointed him head of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications,

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Graphics

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Internships/Volunteer

...didates who are currently enrolled in or have recently completed a graduate-level program in library science or public history with a concentration or course work in archival management. All prospective interns must be detail-oriented and have strong research, writing, and communication skills. Interested candidates must submit a resume and three

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Thomas Nast (1840-1902)

...edited with creating the Republican Party’s elephant and drawing the modern image of Santa Claus. However, he also used cartoons to express his dislike of Catholicism. Thomas Nast’s cartoons dealt with Anti-Catholicism in two different ways, the first focused on the menace of the pope and the second dealt with

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