The US Catholic Church after World War II: Reflections on the <i>relationes ad limina</i> (1949-54)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The US Catholic Church after World War II: Reflections on the relationes ad limina (1949-54)

Published:2022-12-13 Issue:2 Volume: Page:
ISSN:2785-6046
Container-title:The Church of Pius XII after World War II (1945-58). The relationes ad limina as Sources for Historiographical Reflection The Church of Pius XII after World War II (1945-58). The relationes ad limina as Sources for Historiographical Reflection
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Author:

Ciciliot Valentina¹

Affiliation:

1. Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

Abstract

The article analyses the content of the relationes ad limina submitted to the Vatican by US bishops between 1949 and 1954. These documents shed light on the episcopate’s views and actions during the second post-war period, emphasising the growth of the US Catholic Church and its gradual advance within the US society as a relevant religious force. The US bishops’ main concerns appear to be secularism (or indifferentism), their competitive relationship with Protestant denominations, the educational system, and the use of new media, such as radio and television. The racial question also emerged.

Publisher

Edizioni Ca Foscari

Reference72 articles.

1. Relatio ad limina of the Archbishop of Baltimore, 1949, in: AAV [Archivio Apostolico Vaticano], Cong. Concist. Relat. Dioeces. 101, fasc. «1949» [Baltimore 1949].

2. Relatio ad limina of the Archbishop of Baltimore, 1954, in: AAV, Cong. Concist. Relat. Dioeces. 101, fasc. «1954» [Baltimore 1954].

3. Relatio ad limina of the Archbishop of Boston, 1949, in: AAV, Congr. Concist. Relat. Dioeces. 132, fasc. «1949» [Boston 1949].

4. Relatio ad limina of the Archbishop of Boston, 1954, in: AAV, Congr. Concist. Relat. Dioeces. 132, fasc. «1954» [Boston 1954].

5. Relatio ad limina of the Archbishop of Chicago, 1949, in: AAV, Congr. Concist. Relat. Dioeces. 219, fasc. «1949» [Chicago 1949].