Throughout her life, St. Katharine Drexel’s chief motivation was to help more people to know and love Jesus in the Blessed ...

In an April 2013 homily, Pope Francis said something else worth remembering on this subject: “The Church is not an NGO. It’s ...

Shirley is preceded in death by [Mother] Donna Loderbauer, [Sister] Sherry Loderbauer. There will be a funeral Mass for Shirley on Wednesday February 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM at St. Katharine Drexel ...

When we narrate the history of the church from the perspective of Black nuns,” says historian Shannen Dee Williams, “myths ...

Since its founding in 1925 by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament ... “It’s about being the best of who we are and that’s a sentiment that Mother Katharine and the sisters ...

Mother Katharine Drexel came from a prominent Philadelphia family. Her congregation especially focused on ministry to African-Americans and Native Americans. Between 1891 and 1935 she led her order in ...

Along with her husband, Rose was the proud mother of two children ... February 20, in St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Richeyville, with the Rev. Edward Yuhas as celebrant. Everyone is asked ...

A personal injury lawsuit involving the mother of Brittanee Drexel, the teen who disappeared from Myrtle Beach, SC, and Drexel’s murderer began Monday.