Hundreds of spectators lined the streets of Williamsburg on July 13 for the "Dancing of the Giglio and Boat," a highlight of ...

Katharine Drexel, seated, at the Catherine Tegawitha Indian School in Houck, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation. This photo was believed to have been taken in September 1932.

Her order's foundress, St. Katharine Drexel, the famed heiress-turned-nun, was originally encouraged to enter religious life by Pope Leo XIII.

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's biggest cities.

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's biggest cities and speaking to massive crowds of the faithful along the way.

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.

Drexel University’s founder, Anthony J. Drexel (1826–1893), lived his entire life in Philadelphia. He worked in the Drexel & Co. banks in Old City, where he was born; helped develop an iconic ...

St. Katharine Drexel was born on November 26, 1858. Her family was wealthy and well-connected, and they used their status to provide for the less fortunate. Three times a week, Katharine’s mother ...

Alumni and administrators of Xavier University of Louisiana and New Orleans officials gathered Jan. 17 to kick off the college’s year-long centennial celebrations. Since its founding in 1925 by St.

Feb 27, 2021 Feast Day: March 3Patron Saint of: ––Racial justice ––Philanthropists On March 3, the universal Church celebrates the feast of St. Katharine Drexel, a Philadelphia heiress who abandoned ...