A Monsignor in America: The Straniero Papers at Notre Dame Archives

This study explores Monsignor Straniero’s Report on the State of the Catholic Church in America (1886), based on his official visit to the United States. It provides historical context for the document, an understudied source of American Catholic history, and examines its significance within the Germano Straniero Papers housed at the University of Notre Dame Archives. Additionally, the study discusses a critical and pedagogical project resulting in the first digital edition of the text, which includes a translation and pedagogical resources.