Jubilees and Holy Years

...hree days. Later, the Archdiocesan Eucharistic Candlelight Procession took place on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway; “an archdiocesan response to Pope John Paul II’s dedication of the Jubilee Year to the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.” Over 40,000 lined the Parkway from the Cathedral to the steps of the

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Archbishop John Carroll

...of the priest and of the faithful inhabit, appeared the most conveniently place for the intercourse with other States, and because from this province Catholic religion and faith had been propagated into the others.”[8] Pastoral letters of Archbishop Carroll, to the congregation of Trinity Church, in Philadelphia, 1797. https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8126 One

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Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure

...ertificates Relative to the Wonderful Cure of Mrs. Ann Mattingly, Which to place in the City of Washington, D.C. on the tenth of March, 1824. Washington, D.C.: James Wilson, 1824. Print. More reading found in: http://www.mrsmattinglysmiracle.com/ Archives Archives Select Month December 2024 October 2024 July 2024 May 2024 April 2024

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Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War

...often overshadowed by World War II, had major impacts on the world and the place of Catholics in it. American Catholics took an active role in writing and commenting on the war and in most cases supported the Nationalist forces out of the belief that it would restore and protect

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