Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals
...Rt. Rev. Francis Patrick Kenrick, Administrator and Bishop of Philadelphia, 1831-1852, Later Archbishop of Baltimore. Trans. Francis Edward Tourscher. Lancaster: Wickersham Printing Co., 1916. The Kenrick-Frenaye Correspondence: Letters chiefly of Francis Patrick Kenrick and Marc Antony Frenaye Selected from the Cathedral Archives, Philadelphia. Trans. Francis Edward Tourscher. Philadelphia: Wickersham Printing
Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find
...icle to support land reform in Ireland and promote Irish independence. July 15, 1882 issue of McGee's Illustrated Weekly noting the sale of the paper to Redpath. The first issue of the newly named Redpath’s McGee’s Illustrated Weekly appeared July 22, 1882. Redpath’s editorial comments in the first issue clearly
Archbishop Ryan
...ther Katharine wrote the rule for her new order. Ryan's Funeral, February 16, 1911 Ryan would serve as Archbishop of Philadelphia for 27 years until his death on February 11, 1911. Before his funeral, his body lay in state at the Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul were
Victory Mass
...mercy of God our country’s victory.”[1] The Mass was scheduled for November 1, 1942 at Convention Hall, with Dougherty requesting 200 people from each parish attending.[2] Simultaneous Masses were also held throughout the far reaching parishes for those who were unable to make the journey into the city.[3] Since the