A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia
...of the Most Rev. John Carroll, Bishop and First Archbishop of Baltimore, (New York: 1888). [4] Thomas Rzeznik, “Roman Catholic Parishes,” The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/roman-catholic-parishes/; “A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,” Archdiocese of Philadelphia, http://archphila.org/about/. [5] The Catholic Standard and Times, (July 29, 1976); “The Catholic
The Vatican – Marian Year Stamp Philatelic Exhibition
...second part of the exhibit consisted of stamps issued by the Papal States between 1852 and 1870, as well as smaller exhibits loaned by prominent collectors. The Papal States were a collection of territories in central Italy that were directly governed by the Pope, essentially acting as a separate state
Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia
...of St. John the Evangelist Church, who later gained notoriety as bishop of New York. Bishop John Hughes, circa 1861 As a way to present his side of the argument, Hughes started The Catholic Herald, the first long lived diocesan paper in Philadelphia. The newspaper would become the mouthpiece for
Liturgical Week
...he 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 extent permitted by the Holy Father.” Halvey_P544_001 Halvey_P797_001