Denis J. O'Connell
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Denis Joseph O'Connell was an American Catholic bishop and academic administrator. He served as rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome and the Catholic University of America in Washin
O'Connell as rector of the North American College
Pontifical North American College, Rome, Italy (2010)
Francesco Satolli
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Francesco di Paolo Satolli was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Apostolic Delegate to the United States from 1893 to 1896 and as Prefect of the Congregation for Studie
Denis J. O'Connell
…at the Hotel." Canonist Richard Lalor Burtsell claimed that Leo XIII had become enraged when he learned O'Connell had repeated a rumor that Cardinal Francesco Satolli was the pope's illegitimate son. A biographer of Gibbons argued the principal reason was O'Connell's liberal views, which also led to the dismissal of…
Satolli, Francis Cardinal
An anti-Catholic cartoon highlights the Satolli appointment.