Organized at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1920, by a committee appointed by the bishops of the Catholic Church in America, and consisting of the archbishops of Cincinnati, New York, and Philadelphia, and bishops of Omaha and Pittsburgh, to consolidate various missionary activities of the United States under authority of the hierarchy and coordinate them with Catholic missions of other countries under general jurisdiction of an international board selected by the Vatican.
This dictionary contains not only definitions and explanations of every subject in Religion, Scripture, tradition, doctrine, morals, sacraments, rites, customs, devotions and symbolism, but also accounts of the Church in every continent, country, diocese; missions, notable Catholic centers, cities, and places with religious names; religious orders, church societies, sects and false religions. It has brief articles also on historical events and personages, on the Old Testament and New, and on popes, prelates, priests, men and women of distinction, showing what the Church has done for civilization and correcting many errors which have hitherto passed for history.Wikipedia
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