Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara

...minence John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C,” (Philadelphia: Catholic Standard and Times: 1958) [6] “Church Bells Greet New Archbishop,” Scrapbook 2016.026 [7] “Letter to Vincent Carroll, from Bishop J. Carroll McCormick,” 12/28/1951, MC79 91.275 [8] “Ceremony of Installation of His Excellency the Most Reverend John Francis O’Hara, C.S.C.” (Philadelphia: 1952) [9] John

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Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons

...Nast's work, such as with a cartoon showing Uncle Sam offering to free an American Catholic priest from the Pope's plans to rule both church and state. This is an important cartoon since it suggests that the problem with Catholics is not their faith but rather their allegiance to a

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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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Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal

...d 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 Hart, located at 20 N. 13th Street. The Journal only ran from about February

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