American Federation of Catholic Societies
...swered.[2] Two national conferences were held in New York and New Jersey in 1900 and 1901 to lay the groundwork for the new organization. It was at these sessions that the name, The American Federation of Catholic Societies (AFCS), was decided on as well as the new group’s constitution.[3] A
Elizabeth Sarah Kite and the Seminaries of France
...d of the war. As a scholar of American history and in particular, of French-American relations during the Revolutionary War, Kite knew the extent to which the French assisted the Americans during their fight for independence. Heuser’s initial response was that the piece was out of scope for the magazine,
The American Catholic Historical Researches Vol. 15 papers, ca. 1810-1898 (MC 56)
...aterials in The American Catholic Historical Researches Vol. 15 papers, ca. 1810-1898, were most likely compiled by Martin I. J. Griffin and specifically consists of papers that document Reverend Samuel Cooper’s activities before and after he became a Christian convert. It specifically focuses on his altruism after his religious conversion.
World War One Army Chaplains
...s; however, Catholic priests would not be allowed to join until the Mexican-American War of 1846.[1] When the United States entered the war in 1917 there were only a handful of Catholic priests in the armed forces; however, by the end of the war that number grew to over 1,000.[2]