The submission period for the newly inaugurated prize, launched thanks to generous donors and benefactors, is open for through May 15.
Spring Meeting 2025
The call for papers is open for the ACHA's Spring Meeting, to be held March 27-30, 2025 at St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI. The submission deadline is January 15.
Catholic Historical Review
The CHR is the official organ of the ACHA. Members have unlimited access to the electronic version and its full archives.
ACHA News & Announcements
Reflections on Pope Francis
Members of the American Catholic Historical Association reflect on the life, legacy, and impact of Pope Francis. These pieces, written by ACHA scholars and other historians, offer historical context, personal insight, and tributes to one of the most consequential pontificates of our time.
Daughters’ Archives and DePaul University Offer Digital Access to St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton’s Family Papers
Numerous letters and correspondence are highlights of the first tranche of materials. Upcoming publications will include diary entries, spiritual writings, and correspondence of St. Elizabeth Ann with her children, family, and in-laws. Publication of these papers is a project that will extend throughout 2025 and 2026.
ACHA Launches Kauffman Prize in U.S. Catholic History; Submssions Accepted Through May 15
The Christopher J. Kauffman Prize, launched thanks to generous donors and benefactors, honors the author of a monograph that provides new and/or challenging insight to the study of U.S. Catholic history.
ACHA Newsletter: March 2025
In this issue, Mary Dunn, who took office as president in January, recaps a rollicking 2025 Annual Meeting and details a busy spring ahead. Also: the return of #HiddenCatholicConnections!
March 11 ACHA Global Catholic Webinar Will Discuss on ‘Blackness, Whiteness, and Sanctity in the Early Modern Hispanic World’
Join hosts Mary Dunn and Tuan Hoang for a discussion of Erin Rowe’s paper “After Death Her Face Turned White: Blackness, Whiteness, and Sanctity in the Early Modern Hispanic World.”
ACHA Urges St. Norbert College to Reconsider Proposed Faculty Cuts, Cancels 2025 Spring Conference
A statement from the ACHA on the recommended termination of tenured faculty at St. Norbert College.
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Calls for Submissions
Submission opportunities from around the field of Catholic Studies. Conferences, journals, awards, and more.
Virginia Museum of History & Culture Opens Applications for Research Fellowships
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is accepting applications for research fellowships of up to three weeks a year to promote the interpretation of Virginia and access to its collections with a weekly stipend of $1,000 and $500 for local mileage.
Application deadline: January 27, 2023.
Call for Papers: U.S. Catholic Historian’s ‘U.S. Catholic Historiography’ Issue
Upcoming issue will examine U.S. Catholic historiography.
Submission deadline: November 1, 2022
Announcements in Catholic History
The Archivist’s Nook: Christopher J. Kauffman – American Catholic Historian
From the CUA University Libraries blog: Tricia Pyne takes a look at the life and scholarship of Christopher J. Kauffman, a giant in the field of Catholic studies, whose career spanned generations. After his death in 2018, the ACHA established an award in his honor, which is currently in the process of being endowed.
Trailer: Revolution of The Heart: The Dorothy Day Story
A new film on Dorothy Day coming to Public Television in March 2020. This film will be featured on a panel at the November meeting of the American Academy of Religion.
‘Catholic School 1960’ Chronicles Pre-Vatican II Parochial School
A website compiled by a small team of researchers documenting a Brooklyn parochial school that the authors describe as “representative of lots of parochial schools in the years just before the Second Vatican Council.”