Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop
...udied, was ordained, and served in the in the Philadelphia Archdiocese for almost a half-century by the time Pope Pius X appointed him Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan’s replacement in May 1911. He was installed as Archbishop July 26, 1911. Prendergast was the first graduate of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary to
Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee
...eka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8245; Plan for Parade Celebration of Sacerdotal Golden Jubilee of Cardinal Dougherty, Parade Folder, 1990.284 [13] Philadelphia Inquirer, 06/01/1940; Cardinal Dougherty Address, 06/02/1940, MC78_82.237, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8246. [14] Headquarters Jubilee Parade Committee, Parade Order, 05/22/1940, Bob 13 f 2, 1990.284, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8244. [15] “1620,000 Join in Tribute at...
The Church and Labor
...with socialists and communists.[7] This posed a major problem since the papal encyclicals taught “no one can be at the same time a good Catholic and a true Socialist.”[8] Indeed, many priests and bishops called for the creation of unions with a religious foundation in order to better “restore all
The Centennial Fountain
...he fountain being a “testimony to the patriotic feeling of the Catholic Total Abstainers all over the United States.”[1] CHRC Catholic Standard, March 25, 1876, SB1, page 224 With the approval and backing of the national society, the Philadelphia chapter began planning and fundraising. After an original design focusing on