American Catholics and the Formation of the United Nations, 1945

A 1945 historical analysis of the American Catholic Church's role in the United Nations Conference on International Organization. The study is based on archival sources from the U.S. State Department, the National Catholic Welfare Conference, and the Catholic Association for International Peace. It was authored by Joseph Samuel Rossi and co-published with the Catholic University Department of Church History.

Use Cases

• Analyze the political influence of the American Catholic Church based on its documented efforts to modify the UN Charter.
• Study the evolution of a major religious institution's foreign policy stance based on its transition from isolationism to UN promotion.
• Research the impact of specific peace programs, like Pius XII's 'Five Point Peace Program', on diplomatic proposals.
• Examine the role of non-state actors in international diplomacy based on the activities of NCWC and CAIP consultants.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on primary archival sources from three specific institutions: U.S. State Department, NCWC, and CAIP.
• Focuses on a specific, well-documented historical event: the 1945 UNCIO conference in San Francisco.

Limitations

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• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Joseph Samuel Rossi, co-published with Catholic University, Department of Church History.

Collection Method

Primarily based on archival sources from the U.S. State Department, the National Catholic Welfare Conference (NCWC), and the Catholic Association for International Peace (CAIP).

Time Range

1945

Geography

United States, San Francisco (UNCIO conference)