Integrated Easter Service Led by Billy Graham in Birmingham
Mar. 29, 1964 - Whites and Negroes in Birmingham, Ala., long estranged by racial discord, found common ground today in an Easter service...
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Nov 1, 2023
President Kennedy Attends Mass in Washington
Nov. 1, 1963 - President Kennedy attended an 11 a.m. mass today at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. On the church...
Jun 27, 2022
Cardinal Spellman Assails Supreme Court Decision on School Prayer
June 27, 1962 - Cardinal Spellman (pictured with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy earlier this month) renewed his attack today on the...
Oct 6, 2021
President Kennedy Meets Greek Patriarch, Archbishop
Oct. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy was presented with the Grand Cross and Insignia of the Order of the Holy Sephulcre today. He also...
Sep 12, 2021
Castro Goes after Church, Vatican Concerned
Sept. 12, 1961 - The Cuban Government launched a fresh attack against the Roman Catholic Church today. It accused priests and nuns of...
Sep 10, 2021
Pope John XXIII Prays for the "Human Family"
Sept. 10, 1961 - Pope John XXIII called on the leaders of the East and West today to negotiate their differences and remove the threat of...
Aug 27, 2021
President Kennedy Attends Mass on Cape Cod, Sends Birthday Greeting to LBJ
Aug. 27, 1961 - President Kennedy spent a quiet holiday on Cape Cod today. He attended church this morning and went boating this...
Aug 15, 2021
President Kennedy Attends Mass on Day of Feast of the Assumption
Aug. 15, 1961 - President Kennedy attended the noon mass today at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington. Today is the Feast of the...
Jul 25, 2021
Aretha Franklin, 18, Has Bright Future as Pop Singer
July 25, 1961 - A recent gospel graduate, 18-year-old Aretha Franklin, is winning ovations at New York's Village Gate with the sort of...
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