American Federation of Catholic Societies

...ia’s Federation, Catholic Standard and Times, 05/23/1903, AC008A [9] Processing of the Second Annual Convention of the Federation of Catholic Societies of Pennsylvania, 06/1904, AC008A [10] Processing of the Fifth Annual Convention of the Federation of Catholic Societies of Pennsylvania, 06/1907, AC008A [11] Program of the National Convention, 11/1910, AC008

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Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...mes labeled but generally are not. St. Stanislaus Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin A number of the exterior views also include vignettes of the pastor or other parish buildings such as the school, rectory and convent or the former church. St. Mary's Church, Norwalk, Ohio The exterior views also have standard touches

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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

...as ordained in 1903.[7] He would pay a large part in organizing the fundraising for the construction, which began with the publication of Salve Regina in 1914.[8] By 1920 over $160,000 had been collected to fund the shrine, with contributions increasing over the decade so that by 1933 over $3

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Catholics in WWII

...stant chaplains.[6] O’Hara’s letter also included a list breaking down the number of chaplains from each diocese, in which Philadelphia had the second most with 51. As the war continued that number would increase to 68, unfortunately eight of those Philadelphia priests would die in the war, the most of

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