1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...had played a prominent role during the outbreak. The sisters declined the offer, instead asking that the money used to make the plates be used as funds for the orphanages and schools that the order administered. In his diary, Bishop Kenrick commented on the noteworthy efforts of the sisters and
10th Synod
...a “group of selected priest and other member of the Christian faithful who offer assistant to the diocesan bishop for the good of the whole diocesan community[2]. The goal is to help inform the bishop by reviewing current polices and programs and make recommendations for the future. Prior to this,
In Her Own Right: Jane and Marianne Campbell
...read within Catholic women circles.[11] These newly digitized collections offer a window into a wider range of topics, from the suffragist movement of the 19th and 20th centuries to Catholic family life. And now thanks to the In Her Own Right project they are available to study from around the
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...lding of the Basilica, Shahan was buried in the shrine, the only person to receive the honor. Crypt of the National Shrine 1993.17; CHRC It would not be until after World War II that plans to finish the shire were developed. A general appeal by all the U.S. bishops went