Vistarama
...course of the seven days, the exhibit space averaged 50,000 attendees per day. In total 500,000 visitors, including 150,000 school children, passed through the Hall to learn about the missionary history of the Church from the first pope, Peter, to the then current pope, Pius XII. Beyond the displays, the
Victory Mass
...$100 from each parish to offset the expenses.[4] SB-26; CHRC On the day of the Mass, over 21,000 people were crammed into Convention Hall, with three overflow Masses occurring around the Hall for those who could not fit inside.[5] Since the Mass would be seen as speaking
Archbishop Ryan
...negotiating committee, helped broker a deal which included a 10 hour work day and the right to unionize.[11] Abp. Ryan, Palm Sunday Procession, c. 1908 He also focused on serving minorities in the community by serving on the Board of Indian Commissioners (appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt) and opening the
“An Appeal to Truth”
...hese bad feelings, and of reestablishing on its foundations of justice, to-day so shaken, the union in love of all the children of the great Catholic family?” (12) Unfortunately, I have been unable to ascertain if the German bishops agreed to a tribunal or even responded to this public letter.