Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

..., 6. [8] Letter from Bishop Francis Kenrick to Archbishop Peter Kenrick, 10/09/1849, MC72_30.184. [9] Dugan, A History, 8. [10] Letter from Archbishop J.F. Wood to Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati, 06/29/1857, MC75_50.573. [11] Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul- Philadelphia: Information for Obtaining Title of Minor Basilica, 1976. [12] A

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World War One Army Chaplains

...aplain Corps,” National Museum of the U.S. Army, (January 28, 2015), https://armyhistory.org/u-s-army-chaplain-corps/. [2] Williams, Michael, American Catholics in the War: National Catholic War Council, 1917-1921, (New York: MacMillan Company, 1921), 236; O’Malley, Mark, “Providing Shepherds for Soldiers: A History of Catholic Military Chaplaincy in the U.S.” Archbishop Peter L. Gerety

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Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs

...illcox Alexander Frasi, C.M., November 03, 1843, omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8649 After her conversion, she fully embraced her new faith. Every summer, Mary and James invited Kenrick, other priests, and seminarians to spend time at their home.[7] Over time she would develop special relationships with the seminarians to the point that in letters

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In Her Own Right: Jane and Marianne Campbell

...ature, Science, Art, Education and Politics, Vol 3 No. 1, Apr. 1894, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8135 Women’s Progress featured a wide range of topics, from suffrage movements around the country to publishing poetry and stories. The journal began each issue by highlighting the work of a woman activist, author, educator, or scientist. This

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