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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The Immaculata Mighty Macs

...after the team's third straight championship, 1974 The team went on to place second in the AIAW tournament for the next two years and made it to the semifinals in 1977. Cathy Rush retired from coaching that year and Immaculata’s dominance of women’s basketball waned as public universities, with more

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Liturgical Week

...ts Peter and Paul on November 29, 1964, the first day such a vernacular Mass was allowed by the Vatican. In addition, Krol wanted the parishes to roll out these changes as quickly as possible and issued a number of manuals and directions to guide pastors and congregations in implementing

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Citation Information

...ections: [Indicate cited item or series here], Collection Name, Collection number, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Photographs: In general, only photographs from the Robert Halvey Collection are to be published with written permission from CHRC. These photographs are to be captioned: Courtesy of the

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