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
Pope
...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 Promised Land. The inclusion of the weapons in the background makes clear that Nast is suggesting
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
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