Parish Histories and Calendars

...ia. Inquiries on parishes outside of Pennsylvania can be made by phone or e-mail. Some material for parishes outside of Pennsylvania may be found in the Pamphlet Collection. Parish Calendar Collection This collection contains Monthly Parish Calendars for over three hundred parishes. The date range for most is from about

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Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia

...he slogan. The CHRC does not have any issues of Volume 30, January 10, 1862-January 3, 1863. The January 2, 9 and 16, 1864 issues of The Universe: The Catholic Herald and Visitor has the slogan “Official Organ of the Diocese of Philadelphia” under its masthead and carries the recommendation

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The Church and Labor

...h today. See the full collection of pamphlets and writings on labor on our online catalog: [1] Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter of Our Holy Father by Divine Providence Pope Leo XIII on the Condition of Labor, (Philadelphia: Hardy & Mahony, 1891) P004.0014. [2] Leo XIII, Condition of Labor, P004.0014 [3]

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Newspapers & Periodicals

...d in 1886 to collect material documenting the history of Catholicism in the United States.   Search the collection via our online catalog.    ...

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