BEAUMONT, Texas — On February 12, Katharine Drexel vowed to be the first sister of the Blessed Sacrament, where the sister educated black and Native American peoples. Members of the Catholic Diocese ...
SAN DIEGO — Saint Katharine Drexel Academy, a private Catholic school in San Diego, is at risk of closing at the end of the school year unless it raises $500,000 and increases enrollment by 30 ...
Mary Anne and Jack Biernbaum were the first, and thousands have followed since. Their claim as the first official parishioners of the Church of St. Katharine Drexel was more circumstance than intent.