Cartooning Catholics
Cartooning Catholics: Depictions of Catholics in Cartoons and Comics exhibit is open to the public through October 2020. Cartooning Catholics examines how Catholics were portrayed in secular drawings and how Catholics portrayed their own beliefs through cartoons. Cartoons are a unique window into the past because they both express and
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
...ese Catholic community began in 1939 when Archbishop Paul Yu Pin of China visited Philadelphia.[1] He stayed at St. John’s Rectory, just south of Chinatown, and wanted to address the Chinese population. However, at the time there was only one Catholic Chinese family in the entire area.[2] In response to
Misericordia Hospital
...ding a hospital.[2] So with the support of the Archbishop, Mother Mary Patricia Waldron, head of the order in Philadelphia, purchased a farm plot for $100,000 after having to mortgage most of the Sister’s properties.[3] To help offset the costs, Prendergast started a fundraising campaign in 1915, which raised over
World War One Army Chaplains
With the upcoming 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, this month’s blog post looks at the contribution of Catholic chaplains. The history of chaplains in the United States date back to the American Revolution when the Centennial Congress created the Chaplain Corps; however, Catholic priests would not