A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia

...of the Most Rev. John Carroll, Bishop and First Archbishop of Baltimore, (New York: 1888). [4] Thomas Rzeznik, “Roman Catholic Parishes,” The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/roman-catholic-parishes/; “A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,” Archdiocese of Philadelphia, http://archphila.org/about/. [5] The Catholic Standard and Times, (July 29, 1976); “The Catholic

Continue reading

The Vatican – Marian Year Stamp Philatelic Exhibition

...as the collection formed by Francis Cardinal Spellman, sixth Archbishop of New York. Even before the exhibit took place. It was a well-known fact His Eminence was an avid stamp collector. In presenting Cardinal Spellman at the opening, Archbishop O’Hara described His Eminence as “a great American citizen and a

Continue reading

Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia

...Archives also has an almost complete run of official Philadelphia Diocesan newspapers up to the current Archdiocesan paper, The Catholic Standard and Times. More information on the riots can be found in the Nativist Riots of 1844 Papers. Archives Archives Select Month April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026

Continue reading

Thomas Nast (1840-1902)

.... Published in Harper’s Weekly, his cartoons were famous for attacking the New York City political machine of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall. Nast is also credited with creating the Republican Party’s elephant and drawing the modern image of Santa Claus. However, he also used cartoons to express his dislike

Continue reading