Pope
...1863, where Irish Catholics attacked African-Americans throughout New York City. Nast blamed the attacks on both the ethnicity of the Irish and their Catholic religion, believing that it made them incompatible with American values. “A Roman Catholic Mission from England to the “heathens” of America,” December 30, 1871 In this
Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee
...tholic Standard and Times, 05/24/1940, 2. [17] “Text of Bishop O’Hara’s Sermon,” Catholic Standard and Times, 06/07/1940, 9. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022
Parish and School Closing
...s that once were predominantly Catholic, now had dwindling numbers. Furthermore, the decrease in religious life meant more lay teachers at the schools, and with more lay teachers now in the schools that meant higher salaries and increased tuition costs to families. This almost forced Roman Catholic High School for
Roman Catholic and Archdiocese High Schools
...nue to expand throughout the Archdiocese, with Cardinal Dougherty building more schools within the city and Cardinals O’Hara and Krol expanding into the suburbs. By 1964 there were 26 high schools in the archdiocese with over 60,000 students.[12] Roman Catholic students, 1990, Halvey collection 174H However, as the schools expanded,