Ep. 1.50: Newspaper Wars and Flathead Indians

The Flathead Indians send delegations to St. Louis seeking Catholic missionaries. Bishop Rosati responds with compassion, and Father De Smet leads a Jesuit expedition westward. Amid growing anti-Catholic hostility, the Church continues its mission, building bridges with Native communities and expanding its reach across the frontier.

*Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland originally aired on Covenant Network Catholic Radio. These podcast episodes are being released in anticipation of the Bicentennial Celebrations of the founding of the Archdiocese of St. Louis as the Diocese of St. Louis on July 18, 1826.