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The center was governed by a 13-member board. Six members were elected by the general meeting of center's members and other six plus the spiritual leader were elected by the Lithuanian bishops. The center divided its activities in regions that were based on dioceses and districts based on parishes.
61:. The center adopted the Italian model of Catholic Action which relied on four key organizations for Catholic men, women, male youth, and female youth. In 1927, the center organized its first conference which became an annual event. In 1928–1940, it published weekly newspaper 97:
which faced pressure and persecution by the Lithuanian Nationalist Union. The government was reluctant to take actions against the Catholic Action Center as its protection was guaranteed in the agreements between Lithuania and the Holy See.
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and laid off 18 professors. This prompted Lithuanian clergy to revive ideas about a separate Catholic university. The Catholic Action Center was involved in organizing this university which was approved by the
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The center was officially registered on 20 December 1919. It published a few books and reproduction of paintings. Further publishing activities were taken over by the Catholic Press Office (
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uniting and coordinating activities of various Roman Catholic societies and organizations in Lithuania.
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Jaunųjų katalikų sąjūdžio genezė, ideologiniai principai ir jų realizavimo praktika (1919–1940)
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In 1938, the center united 23 different Lithuanian Catholic organizations, including:
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in June 1932, but the Lithuanian Nationalist Union postponed it indefinitely.
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The center became a gathering place for the activists of the
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Kazakevičiūtė, Karolina; Dastikienė, Ina (17 August 2020).
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The center was closed on 17 July 1940, shortly after the
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Index

Lithuanian
Catholic Action
interwar Lithuania
umbrella organization
coup d'état of December 1926
Mūsų laikraštis
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Lithuanian Nationalist Union
Vytautas Magnus University
Holy See
Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party
Soviet occupation of Lithuania
Angelaičiai
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Ateitis
Lithuanian Work Federation
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Lithuanian section of Caritas
Lithuanian Catholic Temperance Society
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Society of Saint Casimir
Žiburys Society
Aleksandras Stulginskis
Vincentas Mieleška
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Antanas Tumėnas
Teofilius Matulionis
Povilas Dogelis
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Stasys Šalkauskis

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