Philadelphia’s First Bishop
...ith Father Louis de Barth. (Father de Barth, a life-long friend of Bishop Egan, would eventually succeed Egan as administrator of the Philadelphia Diocese until its second bishop, Henry Conwell, was appointed in 1820.) Father Egan’s excellent reputation for preaching greatly appealed to the prestigious congregation of Saint Mary’s in
Philadelphia’s First Catholic Cathedral
...ishop Carroll of Baltimore to intervene. The problems would increase when Egan removed two priests from the church as they were favorites among the laity. Following Egan’s death, the conflict between the trustees and the bishops over who had authority to appoint priests to a church would continue into Bishop
Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics
...elly won an additional gold in single sculls in 1920. Paul would win gold again at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam. Theresa Shank-Grentz smiles in a publicity photo for the Catholic Standard and Times Philadelphia and the surrounding area have also produced Olympians in the sport of basketball. Theresa Shank-Grentz,
Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee
...ey_483_001 2016_010_12 Parade and Mass The celebration of June 2, 1940 began at 9:30 am when the parish parade divisions made up of 53,000 men and boys began their march down Broad Street. The procession would reach the altar two hours later, with Mass beginning shortly thereafter. The Mass