Katharine Drexel founded and funded schools in Carencro. Curious Louisiana discovers if local land donor Sosthene Arceneaux gave her a ride to one of those locations in his horse-drawn buggy.

Katharine Drexel founded and funded schools in Carencro. Curious Louisiana discovers if local land donor Sosthene Arceneaux gave her a ride to one of those locations in his horse-drawn buggy.

He invoked the mission of Philadelphia's own St. Katharine Drexel. Pope Francis delivered a homily at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia on Sept. 26, 2015.

Teenager’s Impact on Catholic Families Sally Lanza, 57, is going to the canonization with members of her parish, St. Katharine Drexel in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, where she works as an ...

St. Katharine Drexel's shrine at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. (Photo: Sarah Webb) By Jay Sorgi • Posted March 3, 2025 ...

By Jim Graves National Catholic Register, Mar 3, 2025 / 10:55 am St. Katharine Drexel was born in 1858 to a wealthy family in Philadelphia. Five weeks after her birth, her mother died.

It took 24 years, and when the Mass to dedicate a new church and altar finally happened at St. Katharine Drexel Church in Haymarket Oct. 1, John Stirrup was overcome with emotion. “This is as close to ...