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This is an English translation of the memorial letter from Rome in which American Catholics were granted permission to be members of the Knights of Labor and still remain in good standing in the Catholic Church. The letter was originally written in…

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For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for Minutes of Archbishops' Meeting to Consider Status of Certain Societies, October 28, 1886 . This item is a part of the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The Catholic Church and the…

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James Cardinal Gibbons (1834-1921) was born in Baltimore, the son of Irish immigrants. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1861. In 1868, he was consecrated Apostolic Vicar of North Carolina, and became one of the youngest bishops world. After…

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For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for Memorial on behalf of the Knights of Labor, 1887 . This item is a part of the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The Catholic Church and the Knights of Labor section. Return to Index…

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For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for Letter to Terence V. Powderly from Archbishop James Cardinal Gibbons, September 21, 1887 . This item is a part of the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The Catholic Church and the…

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Cardinal Gibbons' success in defending the Knights of Labor from condemnation had repercussions for the working class for years to come. The controversy over the Knights served as part of the impetus behind one of the most influential social…

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For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for Letter from Giovanni Simeoni to James Gibbons, August 29, 1888 .Click here for translation of decision: Translation courtesy of Nick TussingThis item is a part of the Forging…

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Peter L. Ireton (1882-1958) was born in Baltimore, the son of Irish immigrants. He was ordained to the priesthood by James Cardinal Gibbons in 1906, and served as curate of St. Gregory's Church in Baltimore until 1926, when he became pastor of St.…

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John Joseph Mitty (1884-1961) was born in New York City and was ordained to the priesthood in 1906. After earning a doctorate in theology in Rome in 1908, he returned to New York where he served as professor of dogmatic theology at St. Joseph's…

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Father Maurice S. Sheehy (1898-1972) joined the faculty of The Catholic University of America in 1927 as Assistant Professor of Religious Education. He was an adept organizer who managed the university radio station and who maintained extensive…
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