American Federation of Catholic Societies
...that the Church had experienced in the mid-1800s. Despite these concerns a number of archbishops and bishops supported the new organization and it slowly started to expend. In 1903, the Pennsylvania Federation was founded with the goal of “cementing the bonds of fraternal union among the Catholic laity and the
Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection
...beled but generally are not. St. Stanislaus Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin A number of the exterior views also include vignettes of the pastor or other parish buildings such as the school, rectory and convent or the former church. St. Mary's Church, Norwalk, Ohio The exterior views also have standard touches such
Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs
...e growth and struggles of the Catholic Church. One letter from a priest in Texas spoke of the missionary work there, while a letter from 1844 refers to the danger of being Catholic during the Nativist riots in Philadelphia.[13] St. Thomas the Apostle Church When she passed away at the
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...d in 1875 and by 1883 there were 75 students with the farthest coming from Texas.[8] In 1924, they received their charter to give out bachelor degrees and Mount Saint Joseph College was established.[9] In 1938, it would change its name to Chestnut Hill College and in 2013 it became