Champion of the Church: The Life of Archbishop John Noll (Ann Ball) - Paperback

Father John Noll was the founder of Our Sunday Visitor, one of the largest Catholic publishing houses in the world. He played a central role in the founding of the Catholic Press Association, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Legion of Decency.

Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1875, John Noll was raised in a time when Catholic Americans were considered suspect, if not actual second-class citizens. Ordained in 1898, Father John Noll began his priesthood in an era when basic Catholic teachings were barely known by many members of the Church, and were often ridiculed and misrepresented by non-members. By helping both groups learn the truths of the Faith, he shaped his ministry, his legacy through Our Sunday Visitor, and the Catholic Church as a whole, in the United States.

• Author:  Ann Ball
• Format:  144 pages, Paperback
• Publisher:  Our Sunday Visitor (2006)
• ISBN:  978-1592761494