Paulist Fathers
Roman Catholic religious order
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The Paulist Fathers are a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the United States in 1858 by Isaac Thomas Hecker. This order was established for missionary work. The Paulists are distinct from the Passionists, a different religious order founded in Italy in 1720 by St. Paul of the Cross, which focuses on devotion to the suffering of Jesus Christ on the cross. The Paulist Fathers became a papal institute with houses in various countries.1234
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