Catholic Interracial Council

...the violence enacted against the families by their white neighbors and focused on easing the tensions. Thanks to the work of the CICP, the controversy was settled and over time Levittown continued to desegregate. Halvey_L860_005: Catholic Interracial Council. Communion breakfast at St. Elizabeth Parish Hal, 11/11/1956 The following year in

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Papal Visit of Pope Francis, 2015

...of its roots, it keeps growing, it is renewed and it continues to embrace newcomers, new individuals and new peoples. Archivist Patrick Shank recalls the event: "When Pope Francis visited Philadelphia for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, my family and I were excited to participate in as many of

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