Historic Resting Place for Famous and Faithful
...toll on this cemetery, rendering many tombstones unreadable. In 1891, the American Catholic Historical Society published a list of the inscriptions of those tombstones that were still legible to document the deteriorating written record. Sketch of Old. St. Mary's burial ground at Spruce St. between 4th and 5th Streets, ca.
Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia
...on February 22, 1823 in opposition to The Catholic Herald and Advocate and supported Bishop Conwell in the Hogan Schism. It appears to have only lasted for a few issues. There are no extant copies. The first diocesan paper was The Catholic Herald. It was first published on Jan. 3,
Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...80s, both secret societies had lost much if not all of their influence and support, partly from the opposition from the Church but mostly from the groups’ failures in fulfilling their goals. Their histories show the attraction such groups had to Irish immigrants and the struggle the Catholic Church faced
Parish and School Closing
...vey_724J_046 Halvey_724J_041 Schools Affected In addition to parishes, a number of high schools were also slated to close, such as St. James High School for Boys in Chester, or merge, such as Bishop Conwell H.S. in Levittown and Bishop Egan H.S. in Fairless Hills. Other schools originally considered for