FAQ
...r staff to locate specific articles or information. However, Philadelphia Roman Catholic Diocesan Newspapers are available online at findmypast.com. The records are indexed and keyword searchable. The search is free; however, to view the records a subscription to Findmypast is required. CHRC does have a scrapbook collection, dating from 1865-1970,
Education
...“Beware,” July 3, 1875 Lady Liberty protects the public schools from two Roman Catholic priests who want to chain the children to the Church. However, the priests are turned away by the image of a tigress protecting her clubs. In this cartoon, Nast is urging Americans to take the same
Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals
...med Patrick Bradley into his home that marked the establishment of what is today St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Having such extensive experience as an educator, Kenrick taught his own students until his brother Peter arrived in 1834 and began to assist him. It seems fitting that a man so earnest
Medical Mission Sisters
...ital because of Muslim laws that prohibited a male doctor from treating a woman unless it was his wife, which left many women without any medical treatment.[3] Medical Mission Sisters Photograph album https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7368 While Dengel saw the use of trained religious sisters as filling the void in India and other