Our History

Earliest Days of the United States Province (1889 - 1930's)

In the late 1800's the United States welcomed masses of people from all over Europe. Like many religious who came to serve the immigrants of their home country, our Sisters, at the invitation of the Pallottine Fathers, came from Italy to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, 115th Street, New York City, to service the Italians who had come to settle here.

But as in the case of the Pia Casa di Carità, the little community of Sisters had very trying beginnings. There was need for a new school at the parish and the language barrier could not be overcome quickly enough so that our Sisters could provide the kind of assistance the pastor desired. Yet Italian immigrants kept pouring into that part of the city. The Sisters’ generous love and initiative led them to establish nurseries and settlement houses in which the newly arrived Italians could continue to use their language and customs while adapting to their new cultural surroundings. Though finances were a burden, there were those who provided generous support and gradually the new venture took root in a new country.

Origins of the Union of the Catholic Apostolate
Beginnings of the Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate
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Growth & Development of the United States Province
Present Day Challenges