Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal
...lack families were able to rent pews in the gallery of Old St. Joseph. The number of black Catholics in Philadelphia grew considerably during the Haitian revolution (1791-1804) when many refugees immigrated to the city. Evidence of black Catholics can be found within the sacramental registers of the older parishes,
Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find
...reform and the labor movement. Depictions of tenement housing in New York City Illustration showing British imperialism in Egypt Redpath also realized that a newspaper devoted primarily to Ireland and social reform may have limited appeal, so he tried to broaden its readership by including humorous pieces, domestic and
Alliance of Catholic Women
...month.[4] Unfortunately, the high costs of running the shelter led to is closing in 1946.[5] Another notable part of the Alliance was its focus on education. This took on a number of different forms over the years. In 1920 with its first major program, the ACW established an endowment to
Hometown Saint: Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Philadelphia
...eet in 1888. In 1892, that operation became St. Peter Claver’s Parish, the city’s first Roman Catholic Parish for African-Americans, located at 12th and Lombard Street. Many of the first sisters to join the SBS had taught previously at St. Peter Claver School. In 1908, Sisters of the Blessed took