Victory Mass
...e rosary 460,000 times.[12] The Victory Mass of 1942 was important because it offered the Catholic Church’s support for the war effort. Furthermore, it connected Catholicism and patriotism in a new way as it framed the war as one needed to defend Western civilization against the aggression and
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
...pand,” Catholic Philly, (April 6, 2011), http://catholicphilly.com/2011/04/news/local-news/chin-helping-chinatown-expand/ [12] ibid. Archives Archives Select Month January 2026 September 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 December 2024 October 2024 July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...ergency makeshift hospitals and five regular hospitals, as well as going house to house to care for the sick.[12] Aerial view of Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse and Chestnut Hill College, 1958 Despite only starting with four sisters, the order in Philadelphia quickly started to expand. In fact, soon after
Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War
...ic and the Republican forces. Hawks went on to write for numerous Catholic newspapers and journals on the horrors of the war and the need for Catholics to support the Nationalist cause. Pamphlet on the Spanish Civil War. Others in the United States who supported the Nationalists during the Civil