41st International Eucharistic Congress

...a number of recognizable attendees who addressed the crowds during various parts of the week. St. Teresa of Calcutta and Dorothy Day were panelists on a conference on Women and the Eucharist, although both were at first reluctant to speak because of their dislike of public speaking.[6] St. Teresa spoke

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Eucharistic Congress

...a number of recognizable attendees who addressed the crowds during various parts of the week. St. Teresa of Calcutta and Dorothy Day were panelists on a conference on Women and the Eucharist. Other attendees included President Gerald Ford and Karol Cardinal Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II. The IEC

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Irish Land War

...n cataloging miscellaneous pamphlets from the late nineteenth century into PastPerfect, which are now accessible in the PAHRC's online catalog. Within 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

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Victory Mass

...ch’s support for the war effort. Furthermore, it connected Catholicism and patriotism in a new way as it framed the war as one needed to defend Western civilization against the aggression and destruction of Nazi Germany. https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/6875 For more on the Victory Mass visit the archives for our scrapbook collection,

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