Archbishop Ryan

...make better men and better citizens.”[8] Furthermore, Ryan even made it a rule for new parishes that a school had to be built before construction on the church could begin.[9] This was because Ryan believed without a strong base of Catholic education, the parish’s future would not be sustainable. Archbishop

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Centennial Exposition

...eeting of the delegates of the Roman Catholic Central Society, June 1876, (New York: Hickey & Co, 1976), P001.1604. Archives Archives Select Month April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July

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Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia

...es was published on December 7, 1895. This paper continues to be published today as the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The last issue of The Catholic Standard was published on November 30, 1895 and the last issue of The Catholic Times appeared November 23, 1895. Another Catholic

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Victory Mass

...Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [7] Leslie White, Modern Capitalist Culture, (New York: Routledge, 2016), 257. [8] “Solemn Pontifical Mass,” 196. [9] Ibid., 196-197. [10] Ibid., 198. [11] Ibid., 199. [12] Richard Harkness, Spiritual Bouquet Given to President,” Philadelphia Inquirer, November 20, 1942. SB-36 June 1942-Dec. 1942; Catholic Historical Research Center of

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