Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
...ty 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 this and
Misericordia Hospital
...hbishop Prendergast first approached the Sisters about building 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
World War One Army Chaplains
...riests would not be allowed to join until the Mexican-American War of 1846.[1] When the United States entered the war in 1917 there were only a handful of Catholic priests in the armed forces; however, by the end of the war that number grew to over 1,000.[2] Of those, 38
Centennial Exposition
...irely through private funds so thousands of bonds were sold to raise money.[2] However, the federal government eventually had to step in to supplement budget shortfalls in the event.[3] Before the Exposition opened, there was debate over opening the fairgrounds on Sundays. While it was decided to keep it closed,