Stories Related to Local History: Polish National Church's Roots Found In Scranton

When the Rev. Franciszek Hodur stepped behind the pulpit of a South Scranton church March 20, 1897, he had no way of knowing what would come next. Friction between Polish immigrants and the Roman Catholic Church in Scranton had been growing for years, wit

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