Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
...owever, this led to a disjointed aesthetic. Under Archbishop Edmond Prendergast, a remodel was undertaken by Dagit and Sons to give a unified design to the interior.[13] With this, the Cathedral was finally a finished seat for the archbishop. In 1956, the interior would be redone again and twenty years
The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...es of the route. Riding out to Malvern, the new laborers set up camp and began to work. Cholera, a disease which has been running rampart through the Western world, had reached the camp. Fearful of contracting the disease, along with the added prejudice against Irish Catholics, Duffy did not
Pope
...er 2, 1872 Tammany Hall was a Democratic Party political machine used to organize votes within New York City. The organization’s work with immigrants led to deep connections with the Irish community. Tammany then used the Irish vote to keep its members in power. Due to its ties to the
Drexel Beatification
...r bones. After praying to Katharine Drexel, his bones regenerated and he regained his hearing. At the end of June, 1988, while at the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Motherhouse, Archbishop Anthony J. Bevilacqua announced that Drexel would be beatified by Pope John Paul II in the months to come.