Neumann Canonization
...groups, all the diocesan high schools, and other Catholic social groups. At Logan Circle, Cardinal Krol celebrated Mass before 30,000 people as they honored the memory of the city’s new saint. Halvey_A984_005 Halvey_A984_011 Halvey_A984_018 ← 41st International Eucharistic Congress Papal Visit →...
Parish Mapping Project
...e resource to all those studying the history of the Catholic Church in the city of Philadelphia and the neighboring counties. View the 1971 parish boundary map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1kAuttxjUNIOTogr05zzDB31kB9gq4myC&usp=sharing View the 1921 parish boundary map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=12hZun1-1hUN1DowqK7ICETiiYl4dIndo&usp=sharing View the 1891 parish boundary map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d...
behindhalveyslens
...andard and Times, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Halvey’s images serve as a window into the past and allow us to see how Catholics celebrated their faith in the city of Philadelphia. These snapshots reveal the changing landscape of Catholicism in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia over the
Thomas Nast (1840-1902)
...ed in Harper’s Weekly, his cartoons were famous for attacking the New York City political machine of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall. Nast is also credited with creating the Republican Party’s elephant and drawing the modern image of Santa Claus. However, he also used cartoons to express his dislike of