Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress

...st Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress This exhibit looks at the history and planning of how Philadelphia was chosen to host the 41st International Eucharistic Congress and details of the week-long event that happened. It covers different Masses, highlights some of the famous people who came,

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Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home

...n the Progress of the Demobilization of USO, 06/05/1946, MC78_80.8310 [16] Minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Philadelphia USO Council and Board of Directors, 08/15/1946, MC78_80.851 [17] Report of the USO Benedict Club NCCS, 1946, MC78_80.850 Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January

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TV and Radio

...ate in 1944 and would add television in 1964 after the decree from Vatican II to use media to teach the faithful.[1] The ministry would expand in 1974 when the Delaware Valley Catholic Office of TV and Radio (DVCOTVR) was created by the Archdiocese for the propose of spreading the

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“An Appeal to Truth”

...them underwent months of detention, and, when they were released, the most minute questioning, to which they were submitted, revealed no guilt in any of them.” (9) At the pamphlet’s core was Cardinal Mercier’s attempt to convince German bishops to agree to a fair tribunal. He sought a public forum

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