Pope
...er 2, 1872 Tammany Hall was a Democratic Party political machine used to organize votes within New York City. The organization’s work with immigrants led to deep connections with the Irish community. Tammany then used the Irish vote to keep its members in power. Due to its ties to the
Drexel Beatification
...r bones. After praying to Katharine Drexel, his bones regenerated and he regained his hearing. At the end of June, 1988, while at the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Motherhouse, Archbishop Anthony J. Bevilacqua announced that Drexel would be beatified by Pope John Paul II in the months to come.
Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find
...s Verne. These changes, however, were not enough to save the paper and the last issue of Redpath’s Weekly was published on August 23, 1884. This 1883 issue included Part II of Verne's "The American Robinson Crusoe" PAHRC has the most complete run of Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly. The paper
The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...ortunate. Anthony Drexel was a leading contributor to a host of Catholic organizations and activities. Emma Bouvier Drexel was known as the “Lady Bountiful” of Philadelphia due to her charitable activities including distributing food and clothing to the poor from her Walnut Street home. Francis A. Drexel When Anthony Drexel