Eucharistic Congress
...from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which was attended by 350,000 people. Another feature of the Congress was Peoples of the World Day, where 22 different ethic Masses were held, ranging from Armenian to Korean, with 40,000 attending the Irish Mass
41st International Eucharistic Congress
...hymn writing contest that resulted in the popular “Gift of Finest Wheat,” used commonly as the Communion hymn during Mass.[12] However, the IEC was not without some controversy. A mass for the military was held on the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This caused some
Papal Infallibility
...ters of salvation and deal with the whole church, which means he could not use his authority to speak ex cathedra on matters only relating to one country. Thus, Newman concluded that there is “no inconsistency in my being at once a good Catholic and a good Englishman.”[12] Not all
Legion of Decency
...Legion of Decency The cartoons used by the Legion of Decency represent the use of cartoons as means of propaganda. These images were used to gain support for the movie boycotts of the 1930s. The use of the octopus was a common motif in cartooning to illustrate corruption. Catholic Youth