Newman Centers
...e these organizations places of worship, social clubs, or educational/evangelical centers? The answer was they were all three at the same time. However, many centers would struggle to balance the religious nature of the organization with the more social aspects. While Archbishop Krol called for a greater emphasis on the
Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia
...ligion was threatening to America’s Protestant culture. Nativists and evangelicals characterized Catholicism as an authoritative religion incompatible with republicanism. Viewed as submissive and unquestioning followers, those of Catholic faith were seen as lacking the individuality and free thinking required of democratic citizens. Moreover, the Catholic immigrant, whose allegiance was to
American Czestochowa
...n-Presidential Candidate George H.W. Bush in 1980. Polish government officials have also visited the Shrine: Solidarity movement leader Lech Walesa in 1989 and President Andrzej Duda in 2024. When it comes to Catholic history and the Shrine, the American Czestochowa has been graced with two visits by Karol Cardinal Wojtyla,
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
...he church was dedicated on October 5, 1941 by Cardinal Dougherty and Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-Sin of Peking.[5] The church was established as a branch of St. John the Evangelist and has since grown to include a school and a convent. By 1966, the Catholic community had expanded, with 649