Mathew Carey
...riving in Paris in 1779, the connections that Carey would make there would change his life forever. First, he began working for Benjamin Franklin in his Paris printing shop. From there he would become friends with Lafayette, who would help Carey set up his first newspaper in America.[3] After a
Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...d be a “symbol of the only thing of value remaining in this world of rapid change: Faith.”[10] Under O’Hara’s leadership the faith of the archdiocese was indeed deepened, with a great focus on education. In total, 61 new parish schools, 14 high schools, 4 specialty schools, and two colleges
Parish Mapping Project
...rc parish Another interesting obstacle that we have had to overcome is the change in the landscape and names of places. Many of the locations or names of streets that were used to describe the boundaries of a parish have either been removed or have changed over the years. When
Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia
...azine changed its name to The Catholic Weekly Instructor in 1849. With the change of name it also changed from a journal to a newspaper format and began carrying general Catholic and Philadelphia diocesan material in addition to juvenile material. When a new publisher took over the paper in 1850,