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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...the president of the Council of Lyon in 1843 that some missionaries of the time were concerned for the welfare of German Catholics in America. Kenrick, however, and encouraged the publication of a newspaper in German and a translation of the catechism into German. It was also interesting to note
Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.
...nd Joseph Nicolett. Cornelia, aware of the attacks on Catholics, also took time to learn about the faith and found herself drawn to the beliefs. Once Pierce discussed conversion to Roman Catholicism and the possibility of priesthood with Bishop Rosati of Saint Louis, the decision was made for the family