American Catholic Studies: Summer 2025

The latest issue of American Catholic Studies is hot off the presses. The cover features an image of Mother Teresa from the 1976 Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia, which won an award for photographer Robert Halvey, a longtime photojournalist for the Catholic Standard and Times, who is the subject of the...

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Event Recap – 2025 Garden Party

Thank you to all of our members and friends who joined us for this year’s Garden Party at the society headquarters. It was a delightful evening with wonderful company! Photo gallery Enjoy your summer! Look for new events in September.

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American Catholic Studies: Spring 2025

Check out the latest issue of American Catholic Studies.  It features articles on St. Kateri Tekawitha, missionary history in papal thought, and nineteenth-century Guadalupan apologetics, as well as a fascinating cover essay on art in Italian parishes in New York. Not yet a subscriber? Join the ACHS today! All members...

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Event Recap: Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Father Thomas Betz’s lecture on the history of Philadelphia’s Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church. Holy Redeemer Church in Philadelphia has the distinction of being the first Catholic church in the Western hemisphere built for Chinese people. Dedicated in 1941, the church recently...

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American Catholic Studies: Winter 2024

Check out the latest issue of American Catholic Studies. It begins with an article on Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, the daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne and convert to Catholicism who was recently declared venerable.   It also features a survey of English-language biographies of Pope John XXIII, a study of Catholic views...

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American Catholic Studies: Fall 2024

The latest issue of American Catholic Studies has arrived — and it’s a special one! To mark the journal’s 25th anniversary, we invited leading scholars of American Catholicism to reflect back on the past quarter century. Their brief essays reveal the remarkable dynamism of the genuine sense of community that...

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2024 Annual Newsletter

Check out our 2024 annual newsletter to learn about the ACHS, its activities, and our schedule for the upcoming 2024-2025 year!  Members should have already received their print copy in the mail. We invite you to share the newsletter with family, friends, associates, and anyone who might be interested in American...

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American Catholic Studies: Summer 2024

Our summer issue is here! Check it out for a great collections of articles and reviews — including a special set featuring reviews of the recent Cabrini movie, the renovated Seton Shrine museum in Emmitsburg, and the new Dorothy Day exhibit at Manhattan College. Not yet a subscriber? Join the...

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Event Recap: St. Joseph’s, Philadelphia, During the Civil War

We had a spectacular turnout for our May 7 lecture, with more than fifty people in attendance at the house and an equal number online. Mr. Leo Vaccaro, a history teacher at St. Joseph’s Prep, shared his fascinating research on St. Joseph’s church, prep, and hospital during the Civil War. ...

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American Catholic Studies: Spring 2024

Our Spring 2024 issue has just arrived. With it, we are excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the relaunch of the journal as American Catholic Studies.  You’ll also notice our new look, with a refresh of the cover design and other elements. Check it out! Not yet a subscriber?...

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