Catholic Congress

A Catholic Congress or lay association is a term for gathering of lay Catholics to discuss certain political or social issues from a Catholic perspective.^[1] These have included the Piusverein in Germany and Switzerland as well a the Catholic Truth Society.

References

1. ^  "Catholic Congresses". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 

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