Irish College, Rome. Transcripts, 1832-1848 (MC 53)
...d Kirby. Henry published edited versions of these transcripts in the Records of the American Catholic Historical Society (volumes 7-9). The intent was to document some of people and events connected with the history of Catholicity in North America. Correspondents include Francis P. Kenrick, Peter R. Kenrick, Edward Barron, Michael
Priest and Rosary Calm Tension – Oral History Interview
...on to do this anywhere. And we were in every area of the city. We were in North Philly, we were in the suburbs, we were in South Philly, you know, and all I had to do was call them and they’d be there. I remember a guy and he
Hometown Saint: Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Philadelphia
...2. In 1904, two members of the SBS conducted religious Sunday classes at a North Philadelphia home. Katharine Drexel 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.
Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics
...with his cousin, Paul Costello, who was from Saint Edward the Confessor in North Philadelphia. The pair won gold medals at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics (Antwerp and Paris, respectively) in double sculls, while Kelly won an additional gold in single sculls in 1920. Paul would win gold again at