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August 2008
On August 16, 1773, Pope Clement XIV suppressed the Society of Jesus.
On August 4, 1879, Pope Leo XIII issued the encyclical Aeterni Patris.
July 2008
On July 29, 1853, the Archdiocese of San Francisco was created.
On July 25, 1968, Pope Paul VI issued the encyclical, Humanae Vitae.
On July 15, 1890, the Diocese of Dallas was established.
On July 7, 1946, Frances Cabrini became the first US citizen to be canonized as a saint.
On July 2, 1829, the Oblate Sisters of Providence were founded.
June 2008
On June 22, 1774, British Parliament passed the Quebec Act.
On June 20, 1908, Southern writer Joel Chandler Harris was baptized a Catholic.
On June 11, 1797, Fr. Fermin Lasuen founded Mission San Jose, California.
On June 1, 1925, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of private schools in Pierce v. Society of Sisters.
May 2008
On May 25, 1783, John Thayer converted to Catholicism.
On May 20, 1841, the cornerstone of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, Cincinnati, was laid.
On May 11, 1829, The Athenaeum opened in Cincinnati.
On May 5, 1912, the first issue of Our Sunday Visitor was printed.
April 2008
On April 27, 1795, Edward Kavanaugh was born in Newcastle, Maine.
On April 21, 1824, Henry Lemke converted to Catholicism.
On April 15, 1910, the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, was erected.
On April 8, 1808, the Diocese of New York was created.
March 2008
On March 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI issued Populorum Progressio.
On March 18, 1795, Demetrius Gallitzin was ordained a priest by Bishop John Carroll.
On March 10, 1929, the Church of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee was designated a basilica.
On March 3, 1868, the Diocese of Green Bay was established.
February 2008
On February 24, 1842, the cornerstone of St. Mary Basilica in Natchez, Mississippi, was laid.
On February 22, 1892, historian John Gilmary Shea died at Elizabeth, New Jersey.
On February 15, 1944, Allied forces bombed the monastery of Monte Cassino.
On February 4, 1969, Bowie Kuhn became commissioner of Major League Baseball.
January 2008
On January 28, 1760, Mathew Carey was born in Dublin, Ireland.
On January 26, 1940, actress Jane Wyman married Ronald Reagan.
On January 17, 1836, six Sisters of St. Joseph left France, bound for St. Louis.
On January 10, 1607, St. Isaac Jogues was born in Orleans, France.
On January 4, 1821, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton died.
December 2007
On December 28, 1927, Dorothy Day was received into the Catholic Church.
On December 21, 1848, the first monks arrived at the Trappist monastery of Gethsemani, Kentucky.
On December 10, 1837, Matthias Loras was consecrated the first bishop of Dubuque, Iowa.
On December 4, 1907, novelist Mary Tincker died at Boston.
November 2007
On November 26, 1848, St. Mary's Cathedral in Galveston was consecrated.Audio
On November 22, 1918, Blessed Carlos Rodríguez was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico.Audio
On November 15, 1791, the first Catholic college in the United States, Georgetown, opened its doors.Audio
On November 6, 1789, John Carroll was named the first bishop in the United States.Audio
On November 1, 1776, Fr. Junípero Serra founded Mission San Juan Capistrano.Audio
October 2007
On October 23, 1928, the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Maine was dedicated. Audio
On October 18, 1646, Iroquois killed Isaac Jogues in upstate New York. Audio
On October 7, 1914, Joseph P. Kennedy married Rose Fitzgerald. Audio
On October 2, 1756, Daniel Barber died at Simsbury, Connecticut. Audio
September 2007
On September 26, 1832, Bishop Edward Fenwick of Cincinnati died of cholera. Audio
On September 16, 1923, the first Catholic seminary for black Americans was dedicated in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Audio
On September 13, 1868, John J Hogan was consecrated the first bishop of St. Joseph, Missouri. Audio
On September 4, 1962, the Catholic schools of New Orleans were desegregated.
August 2007
On August 26, 1877, Raphael Semmes died near Mobile, Alabama.
On August 23, 1724, Fr. Sebastien Râle was killed by British colonial forces at Norridgewock Mission, Maine.
On August 15, 1839, Father Abram Ryan was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
On August 11, 1843, the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was created.
On August 2, 1887, the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, was established.
July 2007
On July 24, 1885, the cornerstone of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Seminary was blessed.
On July 19, 1850, the Archdiocese of St. Paul was established.
On July 10, 1858, the rule was approved for Isaac Hecker's Paulist Fathers.
On July 3, 1817, Gabriel and Felicite Girodeau were married in New Orleans.
June 2007
On June 26, 1806, Fr. Fermín Lasuén died at Mission San Carlos Borromeo.
On June 19, 1821, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati was established.
On June 17, 1886, Mother Mary Hardey died in Paris, France.
On June 7, 1850, Joseph Sibbel was born in Dulman, Germany.
May 2007
On May 28, 1974, the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, was created.
On May 25, 1793, Stephen Badin became the first Catholic priest ordained in the United States.
On May 15, 1931, Pope Pius XI issued the encyclical Quadragesimo Anno.
On May 9, 1811, Bishop Benedict Flaget arrived in the Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky.
On May 1, 1877, John Lancaster Spalding was consecrated the first bishop of Peoria, Illinois.
April 2007
On April 24, 1886, Augustine Tolton was ordained in Rome, becoming the first black American Catholic priest.
On April 15, 1939, Francis Spellman was appointed Archbishop of New York.
On April 14, 1528, Alvar Cabeza de Vaca landed in Florida.
On April 7, 1868, Thomas McGee was assassinated in Ottawa, Canada.
March 2007
On March 29, 1882, the Knights of Columbus were incorporated in the state of Connecticut.
On March 18, 1608, Fr. Paul Ragineau was born in Paris.
On March 15, 1711, Father Eusebio Kino was killed in the American Southwest.
On March 7, 1884, the Diocese of Helena, Montana, was created.
February 2007
On February 27, 1853, Venerable Felix Varela died in St. Augustine, Florida.
On February 21, 1864, St. Francis Xavier Church in Baltimore was consecrated to serve the first African-American parish in the United States.
On February 13, 1880, Fr. John LaFarge, SJ, was born in Newport, Rhode Island.
On February 8, 1869, President Andrew Johnson pardoned Dr. Samuel Mudd for his role in Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
On February 2, 1926, St. Mary Church in Minneapolis became the first American church to be designated a basilica.
January 2007
On January 25, 1875, Archbishop John Noll was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
On January 19, 1868, Bishop Frederic Baraga died at Marquette, Michigan.
On January 10, 1858, John Henry Luers was consecrated as the first bishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
On January 2, 1836, Patrick Donahue began publishing the Boston Pilot.
December 2006
On December 26, 1896, novelist Anne Hanson Dorsey died at Washington, D.C.
On December 21, 1901, James Gillis was ordained as a Paulist priest.
On December 10, 1917, Fr. Flanagan founded Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska.
On December 7, 1965, the Second Vatican Council promulgated its Declaration on Religious Freedom.
November 2006
On November 28, 1843, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee was established.
On November 25, 1870, Venerable Solanus Casey was born near Oak Grove, Wisconsin.
On November 16, 1938, Thomas Merton was received into the Catholic Church at Corpus Christi Church in New York.
On November 5, 1877, Las Vegas College (later Regis University) opened in New Mexico.
On November 4, 1861, John Gray Foster was baptized in New York.
October 2006
On October 28, 1810, Michael Egan was consecrated as the first bishop of Philadelphia.
On October 18, 1776, Tadeusz Kosciuszko was commissioned as an officer in Washington's army.
On October 12, 1864, Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney died in Washington, D.C.
On October 4, 1867, Blessed Francis Seelos died in New Orleans.
September 2006
On September 30, 1845, Boniface Wimmer, OSB, arrived in Pittsburgh.
On September 22, 1915, the first Catholic college for blacks, Xavier University in New Orleans, was founded.
On September 13, 1868, John J. Hogan was consecrated as the first bishop of the Diocese of St. Joseph, Missouri.
On September 5, 1901, the University of Portland welcomed its first students.
August 2006
On August 28, 1565, Admiral Don Pedro Menendez de Cavilers sighted land at St. Augustine, Florida.
On August 26, 1893, the Diocese of Boise, Idaho was created.
On August 15, 1858, Bishop John Hughes placed the cornerstone of St. Patrick Cathedral, New York.
On August 11, 1834, a mob burned a Catholic convent in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
On August 4, 1844, Isaac Hecker made his profession of faith as a Catholic.
July 2006
On July 28, 1837, the Diocese of Nashville was established.
On July 16, 1769, Father Junípero Serra founded Mission San Diego.
On July 14, 1904, the Catholic Education Association was founded in St. Louis.
On July 4, 1778, Fr. Pierre Gibault pledged his support of the Revolution at Kaskaskia, Indiana.
June 2006
On June 29, 1797, Frederic Baraga was born in Austria-Hungary.
On June 20, 1908, Southern writer Joel Chandler Harris was baptized a Catholic.
On June 11, 1797, Fr. Fermin Lasuen founded Mission San Jose, California.
On June 7, 1886, Archbishop James Gibbons of Baltimore became the second American cardinal.
On June 1, 1925, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of private schools in Pierce v. Society of Sisters.
May 2006
On May 25, 1926, Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna, New York, was consecrated.
On May 17, 1763, Louis Joliet and Fr. Jacques Marquette departed on their expedition to the Mississippi Valley.
On May 11, 1829, The Athenaeum opened in Cincinnati.
On May 5, 1864, Patrick Guiney was wounded at the Civil War battle of The Wilderness.
April 2006
On April 25, 1793, Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas.
On April 21, 1853, Father Stephen Badin died in Cincinnati.
On April 15, 1889, Blessed Damien died on the island of Molokai.
On April 8, 1808, the first American diocese west of the Alleghenies was established at Bardstown, Kentucky.
March 2006
On March 31, 1889, Frances Xavier Cabrini, sailing from Italy, arrived in New York.
On March 19, 1844, John Martin Henni was consecrated as the first bishop of Milwaukee.
On March 18, 1795, Demetrius Gallitzin was ordained a priest by Bishop John Carroll.
On March 6, 1842, Father John Odin was consecrated bishop for the new vicariate apostolic of Texas.
On March 3, 1955, Saint Katharine Drexel died near Philadelphia.
February 2006
On February 22, 1797, President George Washington commissioned John Barry as first head of the United States navy.
On February 12, 1952, Bishop Fulton Sheen's Life is Worth Living premiered on ABC.
On February 9, 1838, John Hughes was consecrated coadjutor bishop of New York.
On February 1, 1800, Elisha Durbin was born in Madison County, Kentucky.
January 2006
On January 22, 1899, Pope Leo XIII issued an apostolic letter condemning Americanism.
On January 17, 1836, six Sisters of St. Joseph left France, bound for St. Louis.
On January 10, 1795, Fr. Francis de Sales Brunner was born in Switzerland.
On January 4, 1821, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton died.
December 2005
On December 28, 1789 Thomas Ewing was born.
On December 22, 1917, St. Frances Cabrini died in Chicago.
On December 14, 1817, Ambrose Maréchal was consecrated as the third archbishop of Baltimore.
On December 4, 1963, the Second Vatican Council's document on the liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, was promulgated.
November 2005
On November 29, 1882, Pennsylvania missionary Father Henry Lemke died.
On November 25, 1886, Alaskan missionary Archbishop Charles Seghers was murdered.
On November 15, 1791, the first Catholic college in the United States, Georgetown, opened its doors.
On November 9, 1884, the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore was convened.
On November 1, 1776, Father Junípero Serra planted the Mission of San Juan Capistrano.
October 2005
On October 29, 1830, Father Frederic Baraga left his native Austria-Hungary to devote his life to the Indian missions of the United States.
On October 18 and 19, 1646, Saints Isaac Jogues and John Lalande were martyred.
On October 11, 1962, the first session of the Second Vatican Council opened in Rome.
On October 2, 1881, Fr. Michael McGivney met with several parishioners to form the nucleus of the Knights of Columbus.
September 2005
On September 28, 1978, Pope John Paul I died.
On September 21, 1820, in Cork, Ireland, John England was consecrated as the first bishop of Charleston, South Carolina.
On September 16, 1923, the first Catholic seminary for black Americans was dedicated in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
On September 8, 1907, Pope Pius X issued the encyclical, Pascendi dominici gregis, which condemned the heresy of Modernism.