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People's Association for Catholic Germany Volksverein für das katholische Deutschland | |
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| Founder | Franz Brandts Franz Hitze |
| Founded | 24 October 1890 |
| Dissolved | 14 July 1933 |
| Ideology | Political Catholicism Social conservatism Anti-liberalism Anti-socialism Anti-fascism Corporativism Catholic social teaching |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
The People's Association for Catholic Germany (German: Volksverein für das katholische Deutschland) was a German political party founded on 24 October 1890 by Mönchengladbach manufacturer Franz Brandt and Catholic theologian and member of the Reichstag Franz Hitze, with participation by politicians Ludwig Windthorst and Franz Graf von Ballestrem. Its origins lay in Cologne but the founders chose Mönchengladbach as its base. Their aim was to counter the Social Democratic Party by addressing social problems from a Catholic standpoint.