Pilgrimage of Hope

...ed in marble, pilgrims ascend the stairs on their knees. At the top is the Sancta Sanctorum, the original private chapel of the Popes. The whole building was originally part of the Lateran Palace from the reign of Constantine until the move to Avignon in 1309. When the Papacy returned

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The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell

...y wealthy and socially prominent, Louise Morrell preferred a life of simplicity and hard work. Her former secretary, Emanuel Friedmen, relates that Louise considered useful work a blessing from God and would spend her days answering correspondence from the large number of charities she helped support and overseeing the affairs

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41st International Eucharistic Congress

...St. Joseph’s Church.[4] The Eucharistic Congress was a major event in the city and attended by pilgrims from around the world. One of the largest events was the candlelight procession from the Cathedral Basilica to the Art Museum, which was attended by 350,000 people. Another feature of the Congress was

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Eucharistic Congress

...  Processions and Masses The Eucharistic Congress was a major event in the city and attended by pilgrims from around the world. One of the largest events was the candlelight procession from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which was attended by

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