Papal Infallibility

...Decrees in Their Bearing on Civil Allegiance: A Political Expostulation,” (New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1874), P001.1442, 14 & 38. [9] W. E. Gladstone, “Vaticanism: An Answer to Reproofs and Replies,” (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1875), P001.1511, 78. [10] John Henry Newman, “A letter Addressed to His Grace

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Alliance of Catholic Women

...ut hundreds of new toys.[12] In 1953, the Alliance of Catholic Women faced new competition from the newly formed Ladies of Charity of Philadelphia, which unlike the ACW did not charge membership dues. Despite this, the Alliance continued its charitable work in the archdiocese until 2000, when the organization ceased

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Editorial Cartoons

...rtoonist for the Diocese of Cleveland’s Catholic Universe Bulletin and the National Catholic News Service. Wolf was the first cartoonist to be used weekly by The Catholic Standard and Times, with his cartoons running from 1953 to 1968. Robert F McGovern (1933-2011) Robert McGovern was an artist from Philadelphia, best

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Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters

...f Philadelphia and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919." [1] “The Deadly Virus: The Influenza 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-Influen...

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