41st International Eucharistic Congress
...included the future Pope John Paul II who gave the homily at the Mass for Freedom and Justice in Veterans Stadium.[8] The Congress was even attended by secular leaders such as President Ford, who spoke of the importance of freedom and the Church’s work for peace at the closing Mass
Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia
...er 28, 1951. The records are indexed and keyword searchable. The search is free; however, to view the records a subscription to Findmypast is required. Issues published between 1833 and 1844 as well as October 1944 and March 1968 can be found for free at the Catholic News Archive. The
Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal
...l issues of the paper. July 9, 1892 issue Black Catholics, made up of both free and enslaved African Americans, had been a presence in Philadelphia since the establishment of the city's Catholic community. Black Catholics worshiped at the oldest Catholic churches in Philadelphia, including Old St. Joseph (1733), Old
Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia
...lowers, those of Catholic faith were seen as lacking the individuality and free thinking required of democratic citizens. Moreover, the Catholic immigrant, whose allegiance was to a foreign ruler, was seen as disloyal to America. Anti-Catholic sentiments led to violence in the summer of 1834. Sparked by rumors that nuns