The Centennial Fountain
...Exhibition from Observatory, George's Hill (note the single statue on the left pedestal) https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/2278 As the centennial year and the exhibition came to close, the fountain still remained unfinished. It would not be until March of
St. Peter Claver
...om only.[6] With the help of the Beneficial Saving Fund Society (future Beneficial Bank), St. Peter Claver was able to purchase an old Presbyterian church. On January 3, 1892, Archbishop Ryan dedicated the new church, among those in attendance were Katharine Drexel and other members of the Sisters of the
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...have had a history of working in healthcare in the archdiocese. The first instance was when they founded St. Joseph hospital at the instance of Bishop Kenrick and ran the hospital for 10 years.[10] Due to their work there, they were called upon to act as nurses during the Civil
An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...e level, many of those actively opposing their passage were Catholics. For instance in Iowa, Catholics made up over half of those who voted “no” on the referendum on the outlawing of alcohol.[3] Church leaders, such as Cardinal Gibbon of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, voiced concern over Prohibition because it