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

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American Federation of Catholic Societies

...bly be any objection to the Federation, since its objects are … to make us better men and better citizens.[8] In 1904, there were 39 states that were affiliated with the AFCS with a total of 1.5 million people and the local PA branch had about 160 societies associated.[9] The

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Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion

...cil of Baltimore approved the Forty Hours Devotion for all dioceses in the United States. To this day, parishes across the United States still practice the devotion. Forty Hours Devotion at Saint Philip Neri church, 5/28/1963, with Bishop Francis Furey                    

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Communism

...ock the Door,” April 9, 1954 Wolf objects to the inclusion of China in the United Nations because of their history of human rights abuses. Wolf, “Peaceful Coexistence,” September 10, 1954 Concerned with the expansion of communism, the United States continued to pursue a policy of containment. Many believed that

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