Tag: Catholic history
Tracing the roots of Catholicism in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan:...
In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, we now turn our attention to the states of Ohio, Indiana,...
Pockets of ethnic devotion to Catholicism helped establish fledgling Catholic church...
By Father Anthony D. Andreassi
OSV News
In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the Catholic history of the mid-Atlantic...
Terra Sancta Museum in Jerusalem opens new historical section
JERUSALEM — The priest-director of the Cultural Heritage Office for the Custodia Terrae Sanctae, or Custody of the Holy Land, in Jerusalem opened a...
The history and evolution of the U.S. bishops’ conference
Before the 20th century, the American Catholic Church had no institution to represent it in national or international affairs. The establishment of the National...