Hometown Saint: Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Philadelphia

...l purchased the property in 1907 to serve as a Catholic center for African-Americans. Soon a new parish for Black Catholics was formed under the name, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. The SBS would teach at the school until 1967. Holy Providence In 1909, Katharine Drexel received permission from

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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...r of a Century. [6] Ibid. [7] Ibid. [8] “Wrecking Halted In Philadelphia,” New York Times, (August 5, 1973), 49, http://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/05/archives/wrecking-halted-in-philadelphia-chinatown-families-protest.html [9] Letter from Cardinal Krol to Governor Shapp, June 8, 1973, Cardinal Krol Collection, Box 162a. [10] Mary Yee, “The Save Chinatown Movement: Surviving Against All Odds,” Pennsylvania Legacies

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Centennial Exposition

...eeting of the delegates of the Roman Catholic Central Society, June 1876, (New York: Hickey & Co, 1976), P001.1604. 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

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Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia

...well as October 1944 and March 1968 can be found for free at the Catholic News Archive. The first ostensibly Catholic newspaper in Philadelphia was The Catholic Herald and Advocate which was first published on November 3, 1822 and may have run for only three issues. It was published by

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