Irish Land War

...n these hundreds of pamphlets are speeches given by members of the clergy, last will and testaments, and booklets on a variety of topics. I recently came across a number of documents related to the “Irish Question.” The Irish Question, concerning Irish nationalism and independence, spanned the time period from

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41st International Eucharistic Congress

...Lille, France and attended by 800 people. The event in Philadelphia would last for a week and be attended by over 1,500,000 people including 44 Cardinals and 417 bishops from around the world. [1] Production of Foolsgold. Halvey A443.011 Planning for the 41st IEC began back in 1974. The main

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Eden Hall

...an ice house, as they were semi-cloistered. On Convent Lane, to the southeast, stood the second location of Saint Katherine of Siena’s parochial school. Students praying in front of the main altar of the Chapel Aside from using the former mansion as a school, a chapel was also built, and

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Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.

...e back America, but died in infancy. The teaching career of Pierce did not last long, as he decided to enter the priesthood and asked Cornelia, who was five months pregnant, to agree to celibacy. Years later, on a retreat with the religious order she founded, Cornelia said that “the

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