Old St. Joseph's Church
 Old St. Joseph's Church was the first Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia Pennsylvania U.S. When it was founded in 1733 Old St. Joseph's Church was the only place in the English-speaking world where public celebration of the holy sacrifice of the Mass was permitted by law. In 1734 the right of Catholics to worship in Pennsylvania was challenged. The religious liberty of Catholics was affirmed by the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly under William Penn's Charter of Privileges. Old St.