Alliance of Catholic Women
...activities of Catholic women.”[1] The organization functioned at the diocesan level as well as individual units established at the parish level. Under Cardinal Dougherty, it was made the official organization for women in the Archdiocese and many parish priests saw it as a way to aid in parish activities. [2]
Misericordia Hospital
...of Compassionate Care, 1918-2018." [16] "From Misericordia to Mercy Philadelphia." Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 May 2022 March 2022
Historic Anti-Catholic Cartoons
...th), 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 risk. ← Cartooning Catholics Thomas Nast →...
Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters
...12, 1920, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [6] “Unparalleled in history of city,” undated. SB-10, April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [7] Francis Edward Tourscher, Work of the Sisters during the epidemic of influenza, October, 1918, (Philadelphia: