...s to rule the United States. Nast saw this as a real threat to America’s spiritual and physical freedoms. “”The Promised Land,” as seen from the Dome of St. Peter’s, Rome,” October 1, 1870 The pope and other clergy stand atop St. Peters Basilica and greedily eye America as the

...the rise of parochial schools (schools run by a parish) and attempts by politicians to use government money to fund these schools caused concern that public schools would be completely replaced. “The American River Ganges. The priests and the children,” December, 30, 1871 One of Nast’s most famous cartoons, “The

...ds during various parts of the week. St. Teresa of Calcutta and Dorothy Day were panelists on a conference on Women and the Eucharist. Other attendees included President Gerald Ford and Karol Cardinal Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II. The IEC was considered a huge success and marked an

...antly Catholic, now had dwindling numbers. Furthermore, the decrease in religious life meant more lay teachers at the schools, and with more lay teachers now in the schools that meant higher salaries and increased tuition costs to families. This almost forced Roman Catholic High School for Boys, the first diocesan