https://aleteia.org/2019/09/04/how-the-catholic-church-saved-new-york-city-part-1/
Bishop John Connolly, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and the orphans of New York--Aleteia
Overcoming violent anti-Catholicism, poverty, and gangs, the Sisters of Charity opened the doors of opportunity to generations of immigrants.
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