Annual
Meeting
Our 100th Annual Meeting, held this year in New York, features 25 panels and events with nearly 100 presenters. Registration deadline is December 17.
Catholic Historical Review
Published continuously since 1915, the CHR is the official organ of the ACHA. Members have unlimited access to the electronic version and its full archives.
Awards
Recognizing outstanding scholarship has been one of the ACHA's key missions since its founding in 1919. Learn about our awards and how to apply.
Calendar Deadlines & Events
100th Annual Meeting in New York
The ACHA holds its Annual Meeting in New York January 3-5, 2020.
Find out more »Spring Meeting paper submission deadline
Last day to submit papers, panel, and roundtable proposals for the 2020 Spring Meeting in Scranton
Find out more »2020 Spring Meeting at University of Scranton
The two-day meeting runs from April 17-18
Find out more »Marraro Prize deadline
The Marraro Prize honors a book or article on Italian or Italo-American history or relations.
Find out more »Shea Prize deadline
The Shea Prize honors a book that has made the most original and distinguished contribution to knowledge of the history of the Catholic Church.
Find out more »Guilday Prize deadline
The Guilday Prize honors a manuscript from an author who has not previously been published. The winning manuscript is published in the Catholic Historical Review.
Find out more »
FROM ACHA PRESIDENT
Kathleen Holscher
ACHA Newsletter: Summer 2019
As summer turns to fall, there is much to report: Registration for the Annual Meeting is open; several award opportunities are open for young members; and our new website is now live.
ACHA News & Announcements
ACHA Announces 2019 Award Recipients
The American Catholic Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of our 2019 prizes and awards.
2019 Election Results Announced
Dr. Brenna Moore of Fordham University, who will serve as vice president next year, heads the class of incoming officers.
Student Travel Grants Available for Annual Meeting
The ACHA is offering two $1000 travel grants for graduate students presenting at the 2020 Annual Meeting in New York.
Submission deadline: November 19, 2020.
Calls for Submissions
Submission opportunities from around the field of Catholic Studies. Conferences, journals, awards, and more.
ACHA Spring Meeting 2020: Call for Proposals Open Through January 10
The ACHA is accepting paper, panel, and roundtable proposals for its 2020 Spring Meeting in Scranton.
Submission deadline: January 10, 2020
Student Travel Grants Available for Annual Meeting
The ACHA is offering two $1000 travel grants for graduate students presenting at the 2020 Annual Meeting in New York.
Submission deadline: November 19, 2020.
CIHEC Seeks Papers for 2020 Conference in Poland
CIHEC issues three calls for papers on the themes of gender, totalitarianism and religious tolerance, and violence.
Submission deadlines: November 15 and 30, 2019
U.S. Catholic Historian Seeks Articles on U.S. Catholics and Latin America
Editor of the venerable publication seeks 7,000-10,000-word articles on the theme of U.S. Catholics and Latin America: Commemorating the U.S. Churchwomen (1980-2020).”
Submission deadline: May 1, 2020
AHA Pacific Coast Branch 2020 Meeting in Portland: “The Past is Always Present”
The PCB-AHA is seeking submissions for its Annual Meeting to be held August 6-8, 2020 in Portland.
Submission deadline: December 31, 2019
Fordham Announces New Scholar Essay Prize for Catholic Studies in the Americas
The prize for new scholars carries a $1500 purse.
Submission deadline: February 5, 2020
Announcements in Catholic History
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.”
The Catholic News Archive: Three Centuries of Catholic Newspapers
The Catholic Research Resources Alliance has partnered with newspapers and diocesan archives to make available, free of charge, a fully searchable, open repository of historical Catholic news publications.