Eucharistic Congress

...ucharistic Congress 1976 In 1976, Philadelphia hosted a major event on August 1st through 8th, unrelated to the bicentennial celebrations. The archdiocese organized the 41st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC), which brought Catholics together from around the world to celebrate and discuss a theme connected to the Eucharist. The history of

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Irish Land War

...gion and politics were both prominent topics in this time of conflict, but most of the pamphlets I’ve cataloged so far relate to the Land War in Ireland over the centuries old landlordism system. By 1879, about 800 families owned half of the country’s land and acted as landlords, renting

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Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.

...moved from Derby to Saint Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, in 1848. Cornelia spent most of her time at this convent-school. While at Saint Leonards-on-Sea, foundress Cornelia Connelly passed into eternal life on April 18, 1879, and is interred there. In 1992. She was declared “Venerable” by Pope Saint John Paul II. At

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Elizabeth Sarah Kite and the Seminaries of France

...nder other cover." However, a subsequent letter reveals that Kite’s appeal struck an emotional chord in Heuser: "Miss Elizabeth S. Kite. My dear Miss Kite, Your note explaining the occasion of the communication for which you ask space in the E.R. cannot, of course, leave me indifferent. I hope to

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