Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal
...lack families were able to rent pews in the gallery of Old St. Joseph. The number of black Catholics in Philadelphia grew considerably during the Haitian revolution (1791-1804) when many refugees immigrated to the city. Evidence of black Catholics can be found within the sacramental registers of the older parishes,
Recap of “To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students” Grant Program!
...dy of Ransom School, had 572 seventh and eighth grade students visit. This number does not include the teachers, principals, or priests that accompanied them. During their visit, they had an interactive and hands on learning experience, toured the facility, met our Archivists, viewed current exhibits, and saw archival collections.
The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...e major financial sponsor of the Don Bosco Institute which provided social services to Italian children. St. Francis' Industrial School, n.d. In 1895, Louise and her husband Edward Morrel founded St. Emma’s Agricultural and Industrial School in Virginia to provide young African-American men with secular and religious education. The plight
Drexel Beatification
...eliminating the Promotor of the Faith (Devil’s Advocate) and reducing the number of miracles required for canonization from three to two. The first step in the process was to examine all of Katharine Drexel’s writings and interview as many people who knew her as possible. On January 26, 1987, she