Catholic Church -- Missions -- Societies, etc.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Father Raúl Comesañas Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-0130
Abstract / Abstracto
Father Raúl Comesañas, 1943-2018, was a Roman Catholic Priest and civic advocate from the Union City, New Jersey area. Fr. Comesañas was active in many different organizations throughout his life, including the Union of Cuban Exiles (1980-1990), National Co-Chairman of the Spanish-Speaking Advisory Committee to the United States Commissioner of Education (1970-1973), and running for the 13th Congressional district United States House of Representatives race in 1970. The Father Raúl Comesañas...
Dates:
1940 - 2016
Fulton J. Sheen letters to Edith Grissing regarding contributions to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0059
Abstract
Fulton J. Sheen was a popular radio and television host of the Catholic Hour and Life is Worth Living, is considered the first televangelist, and was the director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith from 1958-1966. The Society of the Propagation of the Faith supports the missions of the Catholic Church around the world. Edith C. Grissing of Montclair, NJ, made substantial contributions to the Society from at least 1957-1970. The Fulton J. Sheen letters to Edith Grissing regarding...
Dates:
1957-1971