Historic Anti-Catholic Cartoons
..., around the 1870s there was a renewed focus on the Catholic Church in the United States. World events, such as the new dogma of papal infallibility (the belief that the pope cannot be wrong in matters of faith), raised concerns that Catholics owed allegiance first to the Church and
Collection Development Policy
...999 as well as photographs for Catholic institutions that Halvey took as a freelance photographer. The object collection is largely comprised of Catholic artifacts, and includes the Cardinal Krol Memorabilia Collection. In order to support study of the collections, CHRC maintains a library with both reference and research materials, including
Black Catholic periodicals
...ccording to Cyprian Davis, author of The History of Black Catholics in the United States, the black Catholic laity emerged as a cohesive and influential force during the last couple decades of the 19th century. In November 1889, a number of prominent men (the actual number is not known) gathered
The Church and Labor
...nsignor George G. Higgins presented 1995 Rerum Novarum Award by Local 1776 United Food & Commercial Workers. Halvey 454K Many Catholic across Europe and America saw the importance of Rerum Novarum, with some comparing its effect on labor to the effect of the Manga Carta on liberty.[4] Msgr. John Ryan,