American Federation of Catholic Societies

...that the Church had experienced in the mid-1800s. Despite these concerns a number of archbishops and bishops supported the new organization and it slowly started to expend. In 1903, the Pennsylvania Federation was founded with the goal of “cementing the bonds of fraternal union among the Catholic laity and the

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Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...beled but generally are not. St. Stanislaus Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin A number of the exterior views also include vignettes of the pastor or other parish buildings such as the school, rectory and convent or the former church. St. Mary's Church, Norwalk, Ohio The exterior views also have standard touches such

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Pilgrimage of Hope

...ones of Saint Peter rest. Our guide gave us time for private prayer before leaving. The four Holy Doors opened L to R: Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Saint Peter's, Saint Mary Major, and Saint John Lateran As mentioned in a previous blog, one of the main facets of a

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Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.

...835 to begin their trip with their two children: Mercer and Adeline. After forty-seven days at sea and a stop in southern France, the Connellys final reached Rome in February 1836. They quickly integrated into local society and were frequent visitors of the influential Borghese family and Englishman John Talbot,

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