Papal Infallibility

...ed the Pope the Vicar of Christ.[4] From there the Vatican I concluded that: https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8252 the Roman Pontiff, when he speaks ex cathedra, that is when in discharge of the office of Pastor and Doctor of all Christians by virtue of his supreme Apostolic authority he defines a doctrine regarding

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Online Exhibits

...Omeka Exbihits Cartooning Catholics Philly in Focus...

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Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home

...phia,” Philadelphia USO Council, 05/01/1942, MC78_80.8310 [11] The Story of 100,000 Shaves: USO Annual report:1942-1943, MC78_80.8310 [12] The Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home, 1946, P018.034 [13] The Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home, 1946, P018.034 [14] Report of the USO Benedict Club NCCS, 1946, MC78_80.850 [15] Report

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Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters

...enza Epidemic in 1918,” National Archives and Records Administration, https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/influenza-epidemic/. [2] “1918 Flu Pandemic,” History, (2010), http://www.history.com/topics/1918-flu-pandemic; “1918 Influenza Epidemic Records,” Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/1918-Influenza-Epidemic.aspx. [3] Letter from Archbishop Dougherty dated Oct 4th 1918. SB-10, April 7...

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