I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all Americans on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This semiquincentennial marks that defining moment in …
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More than 1.5 million — including 44 cardinals and 417 bishops from across the globe — flocked in 1976 to Philadelphia for the 41st International Eucharistic Congress.
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Archbishop John Carroll: A Catholic bridge-builder in a fledgling nation
by Russell Shawby Russell ShawEditor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the lives of Great American Catholics ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. (OSV News) — As the Revolutionary War …
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Orestes Brownson: A spiritual seeker turned prominent Catholic intellectual ‘bomb-thrower’
by Russell Shawby Russell ShawEditor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the lives of Great American Catholics ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. (OSV News) — At the very least, …
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Learn about the priests who were among the pioneers as the United States expanded ever westward.
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A full diocesan observance of Forty Hours devotion was a daunting prospect, given the anti-Catholic sentiment in the U.S. at the time.
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Five Catholic bishops from the United States-Mexico border region led a day of pastoral accompaniment in Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico.
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Procession brings Eucharist to the heart of Boston, key Revolutionary War sites
by Wes Cipollaby Wes CipollaIt was a sight that, had they lived to see it, would have made the Puritans of colonial times spit out their beans and cod.
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Editor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the lives of Great American Catholics ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. (OSV News) — In late spring or …
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The National Constitution Center will bestow its Liberty Medal on Pope Leo July 3 during a public ceremony outside its location at Independence Mall in Philadelphia.
