The Church and Labor

...made clear that for progress to be made on improving the conditions of all people, all sides need to come together and work in harmony. Nevertheless, both Popes also recognized man's fallen nature and thus called for the state to intervene when needed in order to make sure the use

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Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find

...League, and a staunch opponent of the landlord system that kept the Irish people in poverty. During these years, Redpath wrote numerous articles and delivered lectures throughout the United States supporting the cause of Irish land reform and, eventually, Irish freedom. Reacting to the pro-English stance of most American newspapers

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Parish and School Closing

...2, Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua announced plans to examine the closing of a number of parishes in North Philadelphia and the city of Chester. Both areas saw a major decrease in parishioners, with both areas losing around 60% of registered members from 1970 to 1990. Due to this and lingering financial

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TV and Radio

...dio, also called TVR Productions for short, hoped to reach the 2.6 million people living in the tri-state area.[2] Filming of Real to Real, 03/29/1989, Halvey_574G The idea for a cooperative amongst the dioceses dated back to 1967 when Cardinal Krol was developing guidelines for hiring a Director of TV

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