Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...ph collection contains images of churches from Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and a few from Canada, mainly Montreal. More information on the collection can

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Archbishop Ryan

...s also active in expanding ministry work for the marginalized. He opened a number of institutions, including, St. Joseph’s House for Homeless Industrious Boys and the Philadelphia Protectory for Boys (now St. Gabriel’s Hall) in 1888 and 1895, respectively.[10] Ryan was also active in labor relations, working on a number

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Catholic Interracial Council

...rracial Council   [1] John LaFarge, SJ, “A Catholic Interracial Program,” (New York: The American Press, 1939) [2] “Catholic Interracial Council of Philadelphia Constitution,” 1999.047 Box 8 Folder Stanton Paper. [3] “Ten Years in Retrospect,” 01/21/1948, 1999.047 Box 9 [4] “Background and History of the Catholic Interracial Council of Philadelphia,”

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Parish and School Closing

...eight parishes in North Philadelphia would close and consolidate into two new ones: Our Lady of Hope and St. Martin de Porres. In Chester, all six parishes in the city would merge into one new parish called Blessed (now Saint) Katharine Drexel. Other parishes to close in 1993 included St.

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