Colleges
...cese of Philadelphia. Some were created in response to the increase in the city's population following both the Industrial Revolution and European immigration. Later, as women were given the right to vote in 1920, institutions that had educated young women expanded to include further instruction. Examining the founding of the
Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics
...gain at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam. Theresa Shank-Grentz smiles in a publicity photo for the Catholic Standard and Times Philadelphia and the surrounding area have also produced Olympians in the sport of basketball. Theresa Shank-Grentz, an alumnus of Cardinal O’Hara High School, was a member of Immaculata’s Mighty Macs
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...