Archbishop John Carroll

...ssion to Montreal in 1776.[4] After the war, Catholics in the newly formed United States wished to have a separate jurisdiction created so that they would no longer be under the Vicar Apostolic of London. So in 1783, the American Catholic clergy sent a letter to the pope requesting a

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Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.

...hools were later set up around England, as well as Europe, Africa, and the United States. Here in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, four educational institutions have been connected to the Society of the Holy Child of Jesus: Rosemont College, Holy Child School in Rosemont, Holy Child Academy in Sharon Hill

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Collections

...tury Catholic newspapers, journals, and pamphlets published throughout the United States, as well as the manuscripts of prominent Catholic clergy and laity. Other published materials in the collection include catechisms, devotional works, liturgical books, and sacred music. CHRC’s image collection contains photographs and other visual materials documenting Catholic clergy, laity,

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Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War

...le religious were killed by the Republicans during the war.[5] Over in the United States, many religious figures called for the support of the Nationalist cause. Two prominent Philadelphia Catholics, Dennis Cardinal Dougherty and Msgr. Edward Hawks, were large supporters of the war effort. Cardinal Dougherty was always quick to

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