Catholics were there at the start.(Catholics were present at the planning stages for the United Nations)(Brief Article) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: October 1, 1999| Author: Jones, Arthur | COPYRIGHT 1999 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

World War II wasn't even over when, in 1944, Western nations began pushing for a new global body -- a United Nations Organization. Their representatives met that year at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., to sketch the details. A Catholic laywoman, Catherine Schaeffer, was on hand.

In San Francisco in 1945, when the U.N. Charter was drafted, Schaeffer was there again -- representing the Catholic Association for International Peace. She was part of the "Catholic team," the...

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