This report had its genesis in a proposed thesis, purporting to investigate the part that Religion (including both Christianity and the indigenous beliefs of the Bantu) is playing in the lives of the people at Langa, the Municipal Native location lying about eight miles...

Photograph of "St. Stephen's Church next to St. Catherine's - this has been replaced by a new church in the mid-60s." In this three-quarter view the entrance to the church is on the left obscured by plants growing on the front lawn. The bell tower can be seen on the rig...

Photograph of "St. Francis Xavier Church, Kyoto, 1937. This church, the only one in the new Maryknoll missions in Japan, was built some forty years ago by Father Villion of the Paris Foreign Missions with the aid of French benefactors. Since the city has now grown to 1,...

Photograph of St. Michael's Church, Kona." The church has one circular window in its facade located above the door. Both the door and window are marked with crosses. To the right is a stone shrine containing a religious statue. To the left is a large tree with a low cir...

Photograph of the roof of the church in Peto. The photo was taken from the back of the church looking towards the two cross-topped towers at the front of the building. Town buildings can be seen to either side of the church. The surrounding countryside can be seen in th...

Photograph of "Sacred Heart Church, Yokohama." This is a three-quarters view of the church taken from the yard next door. The church has two towers; eight small, arched stained glass windows on the second story; and six long, arched stained glass windows on the first fl...

Photograph of "Immaculate Conception Church, Huehuetenango - center for Maryknollers in Guatemala, 1/31/47." A woman carrying a basket walks along the sidewalk in front of the church that features two bell towers and eight corinthian columns.

Photograph of a Catholic Mass being conducted in a make shift chapel. One can see three priests at the altar. Chinese Characters and a crucifix addorn the upper level of the evergreen covered roof. Most of the congregation stand outside the covered structure. One young ...

Photograph of "one of the towers of the cathedral at Quezaltenango as damaged by earthquakes. The pastor lives in the little shack in the corner."

Photograph of "Our refectory at Christmas." A table with six chairs is ready for a meal in the corner of the room beneath two windows. A fireplace of brick is on the right with stockings and items on the mantle. A "Merry Christmas" sign is on the wall over the fireplace...