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Notice to the clergy and laity of the City and County of Philadelphia
Broadside; rules and regulations regarding parish boundaries, jurisdiction, etc. Part of the Bishop Francis Patrick Kenrick papers (MC 72).
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The American Celt
Irish-American newspaper published in Boston, Buffalo, and New York between 1850 and 1855.
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Protest of the Persecution of the Church in Mexico
Explore the story of the mass meeting in Philadelphia organized by the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia to protest...
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Some new points in the treatment of tuberculosis
Pamphlet by Lawrence Flick on the treatment of Tuberculosis.
Rejoinder to the reply of the Rev. Mr. Harold : to the address to the Right Rev, the Catholic Bishop of Pennsylvania, the Catholic clergy of Philadelphia, and the Congregation of St. Mary's
Pamphlet by Matthew Carey on the Hogan Schism at Old St. Mary's.