American Federation of Catholic Societies

...that the Church had experienced in the mid-1800s. Despite these concerns a number of archbishops and bishops supported the new organization and it slowly started to expend. In 1903, the Pennsylvania Federation was founded with the goal of “cementing the bonds of fraternal union among the Catholic laity and the

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Roman Catholic and Archdiocese High Schools

...versary, (1955), [6] IC119, 2nd Founders Day, 8. [7] IC119, The Harvest of Years 1890-1940, 103. [8] IC119 Harvest of Years, 107. [9] “Letter from Committee” July 9, 1900, MC92 Archdiocesan Superintendent of School Records: Box 1,Folder 1. [10] IC108, Hallahan: The Story of Fifty Years, 1901-1951, 18-19. [11] Catholic

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Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara

...diocese was indeed deepened, with a great focus on education. In total, 61 new parish schools, 14 high schools, 4 specialty schools, and two colleges would open under his 9 years as Archbishop.[11] O’Hara would receive the red hat on December 15, 1958, becoming the first member of the Congregation

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Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals

...cis Patrick and Peter Richard Kenrick." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08618a.htm>. Archives Archives Select Month 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

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