10th Synod

...erald McDevitt to priest of the Archdiocese, 03/08/1963, MC 100, B2 F6 [6] Central Commission Revision of Statues, January 28, 1966, MC 100, B3 F14 [7] “10th Synod Begins with Prayer and Eucharist,” Catholic Standard and Times, 09/19/2002 [8] Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Homily for the Opening Mass for the Tenth

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The Vatican – Marian Year Stamp Philatelic Exhibition

...prominent collectors. The Papal States were a collection of territories in central Italy that were directly governed by the Pope, essentially acting as a separate state under the Catholic Church's rule, from around 756 until 1870 when they were incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy. Archives Archives Select Month October

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Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee

...attending than originally planned. The event was a reflection of a Golden Age of Catholicism in the city as the Church continued to grow and play a central role in the lives of its parishioners. ← Halvey Marian Year →...

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Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons

...n illustrated the Draft Riots of July 1863, where Irish Catholics attacked African-Americans throughout New York City. At the top of the drawing Nast wrote that the Irish Catholic is bound to respect “no caste, no sect, no nation, any rights,” highlighting the believed lack of respect the Irish immigrants

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