About CHRC
...earch the official records of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and those ancillary records and items that reflect the growth and development of Catholicism within the Archdiocese in accordance with the approved Collection Access Policy. The CHRC also preserves and makes available to researchers records of the American Catholic Historical Society
Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...rated as a bishop and was appointed to lead the Apostolic Delegate for the United States Armed Forces. On V - E Day in 1945, he was installed as the Bishop of Buffalo where he remained for the next 6 years.[3] O’Hara was appointed head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War
...le religious were killed by the Republicans during the war.[5] Over in the United States, many religious figures called for the support of the Nationalist cause. Two prominent Philadelphia Catholics, Dennis Cardinal Dougherty and Msgr. Edward Hawks, were large supporters of the war effort. Cardinal Dougherty was always quick to
Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal
...news relating to black Catholics as well as news about black issues in the United States. It also covered news concerning St. Peter Claver. The top of the newspaper's title page read “The Catholic Church is the only Liberator of the Negro.” The paper’s proprietors and publishers were Swann and