Catholics in WWII

...While he has little correspondence relating to his work, he photos of his service in WWII offer an important window into chaplain life. These photos show his chapel as well as life around a camp in the jungles of Southeast Asia.[11] As we commemorate the end of WWII in Europe,

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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

...ack national collection in 2017 to complete shrine mosaics," Catholic News Service, http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2015/bishops-back-national-collection-in-2017-to-complete-shrine-mosaics.cfm. [17] “Overview of Shrine History, Significance and Current Status," 1. Archives Archives Select Month June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 December 2024 October 2024 July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November

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Medical Mission Sisters

...ming a Worldwide Church with Members Who Love One Another,” https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/simply-spirit/becoming-worldwide-church-members-who-love-one-another. [5] Reher,"Denis J. Dougherty and Anna M. Dengel," 23. [6] ibid., 23. [7] “History,” Medical Missions Sisters. [8] Francis P. Goodall, "The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries of Philadelphia: Twenty-five Years of Pioneering." Records of the American Catholic Historical

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Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee

...following the death of Archbishop Prendergast. He would be made the fourth American-born Cardinal three years later on February 13, 1921.[7] One of Dougherty’s main goals as Archbishop was to expand Catholic education at every level. From the time he took over to his Jubilee in 1940, Dougherty built 7

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