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
Philadelphia’s First Bishop
...shop Egan soon found himself embroiled in disputes with lay trustees, and swayed by the dominant personality of his fellow priest, Reverend William Harold. Bishop Egan suffered ill health for many years, with symptoms suggesting tuberculosis. His poor health was exacerbated by the almost yearly outbreaks of yellow fever in
Parish and School Closing
...2, Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua announced plans to examine the closing of a number of parishes in North Philadelphia and the city of Chester. Both areas saw a major decrease in parishioners, with both areas losing around 60% of registered members from 1970 to 1990. Due to this and lingering financial
World War One Army Chaplains
...ttle of the Marne at Conde-en-Brie. Leading up to the battle, Wolfe moved around the different platoons to administer the sacraments.[6] After the battle, Wolfe described the Americans troops as “tired and weary and sad for their dead” but able to repel the German advance “by cold steel and American