...ere allowed in Philadelphia. To that end, he invited the Liturgical Conference, an association of American clergy and laity that promotes understanding of the liturgy, to hold its 24th Annual North American Liturgical Week in the city. His goal was to have “full, active participation of the congregation to the

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...uggest that the problem with Catholics is not their faith but their allegiance to a foreign power. In the background, the Germans can be seen cutting their bishop loose. “Something that will not ‘blow over’,” July 29, 1871 On July 12, 1871 in New York City, Irish Catholics clashed with

...f the Blessed Sacrament Motherhouse, Archbishop Anthony J. Bevilacqua announced that Drexel would be beatified by Pope John Paul II in the months to come. Halvey_246G_007 Halvey_246G_006 Halvey_246G_001   Mass of Thanksgiving With this miracle approved, Katharine Drexel was beatified on November 20, 1988, by Pope John Paul II. Similar