American Federation of Catholic Societies
...icult to fund the work.[10] One of the committees at both the national and state level that had the most impact was the legislative committee. These committees would meet to review bills and the propose changes or voice opposition. The national committee campaigned against loosing divorce laws and supported legislation
Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...to be raised to the College of Cardinals as well as more generally the first religious from the United States to do so.[12] One August 28, 1960, at the age of 72 he passed away and returned once more to his beloved Notre Dame where he was buried at the
Pope
...igious leaders). “I Would Be Anything to be President,” November 2, 1872 Nast contrasts Henry Clay with presidential candidate and founder of the New-York Tribune Horace Greeley. Greeley was the nominee for both Liberal Republican and the Democratic Parties for the 1872 election. As a major supporter of President Grant,
Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...a serious sin. Dougherty would often clarify that the boycott was not against movies per se just the theaters so if a parish hall had a film screening of an acceptable movie then Catholics would be permitted to go to that. The difference being that the theaters were “occasions of