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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Elizabeth Sarah Kite and the Seminaries of France

...y moving cries of priests and religious here and there in Belgium, France, Central countries, Ireland, and the far East, it would cause odious distinctions and open the gate to a thousand furhter [sic] demands that we are unable to answer.” Letter from Heuser. Postscript reads: "P.S. the MS is

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William J. Lallou papers, circa 1890-1973 (MC 55)

...th Lallou’s travels abroad as well as Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Personal diaries, family photographs, research notes and books on various topics, such as Central High School, Lallou’s alma mater, are also included. 4.4 linear ft., 11 boxes...

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Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee

...Age of Catholicism in the city as the Church continued to grown and play a central role in the lives of its parishioners.   [1] Letter from Vincent Carroll to William Kane, 06/05/1940, Parade and Field Mass Folder, 1990.284, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8247. [2] “300,000 Unite in Stirring Act of Faith and Patriotism,”

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