Historic Anti-Catholic Cartoons
...pal infallibility (the belief that the pope cannot be wrong in matters of faith), raised concerns that Catholics owed allegiance first to the Church and not to the United States. The increasing number of Catholic immigrants, most notably from Ireland, led many to believe that America’s Protestant culture was at
St. Peter Claver
...1906.[12] Eventually, the parish became the mother church for the growing number of Black Catholic churches in the city. The church would continue to play an important part in the lives of Black Catholics until its closure in 1985.[13] Despite the church’s closure, the spirit of the parish lived on
Research Request Forms
Research Request Forms Archdiocesan baptismal and marriage records prior to the year 1920 are available through FindMyPast. All Records up to 1945 can be obtained through the CHRC. All records after 1945 must be obtained from the individual parishes including those in the city of Philadelphia and the surrounding counties
1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...he exercise of the sacred ministry; while non-Catholic ministers generally fled from the city.” Excerpt from Kenrick's diary, September 22, 1832 Kenrick was one among many prominent religious figures of all Christian denominations in the United States and Britain who viewed the outbreak as punishment for people’s sins, specifically those