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Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...t with over 15,000 people attending. Judge Vincent Carroll gave the formal welcome speech where he declared that O’Hara would be a “symbol of the only thing of value remaining in this world of rapid change: Faith.”[10] Under O’Hara’s leadership the faith of the archdiocese was indeed deepened, with a
Pope visit
...s. Halvey_345A_009 Halvey_345A_002 Saturday in the Parkway After a short welcome ceremony at the Cathedral, the pope walked the short distance to Logan Circle to celebrate Mass. His Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway was the largest religious gathering in the history of the city with over one million
The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...rtheast Philadelphia, which occupies the former site of her family estate “San Jose”, as well as Morrell Avenue in the same area, bears memory to her name. Yet, until her death on November 5, 1945, Louise Drexel Morrell was one of the leading Catholic philanthropists of her time. Photograph from