Elevation of Cardinal Dougherty
While presiding over Canon Law examinations at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary on February 11, 1921, Archbishop Dougherty received word that Pope Benedict XV had elevated him to the rank of Cardinal. This would make Dougherty the first Cardinal for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the fifth American resident Cardinal, and the
Sesquicentennial International Exposition
In the summer of 1926, Philadelphia set out to remind the nation where it all began. To mark the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the city hosted the Sesquicentennial International Exposition, a massive world’s fair intended to celebrate American progress, industry, and culture. For
Carmelite Monastery
Over a century ago in 1902, four Discalced Carmelite nuns arrived in Philadelphia from Boston in order to establish a monastery. Recently, a large number of Philadelphians had applied to enter the Boston Carmel, so the community saw the City of Brotherly Love as a new home for the contemplative
Eden Hall
Among the landscape of Northeast Philadelphia, in the Torresdale neighborhood, lies Fleuhr Park. Filled with walking trails and athletic fields, a majority of this area once belonged to the Society of the Sacred Heart and their academy: Eden Hall. It would be impossible to talk about Eden Hall without briefly