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The '''''Revue catholique des idées et des faits''''' was a weekly review published in Belgium from 1921 to 1940. It was edited by [[René-Gabriel van den Hout]] and initially published under the patronage of [[Cardinal Mercier]]. The first issue appeared on 25 March 1921, and the last on 26 April 1940.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://donum.uliege.be/expo/revue_catholique/|title = Revue catholique des idées et des faits}}</ref> A further issue was printed for publication in May 1940 but was never distributed due to the [[Battle of Belgium|German invasion]].
The editorial line was strongly influenced by [[Charles Maurras]] and came to represent more intransigently right-wing Catholic opinion in contrast to the constitutionalism and pragmatism of the [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]].<ref>Eric Defoort, "Le courant réactionnaire dans le catholicisme francophone belge (1918-1926)", ''[[Journal of Belgian History|Revue belge d'histoire contemporaine]]'', 8:12 (1977), pp. 91-95.</ref><ref>Christian Grognard, "Une guerre religieuse et partisane: Position d'un hebdomadaire de droite, la 'Revue catholique des Idées et des Faits'", ''Revue belge d'histoire contemporaine'', 18:34 (1987), pp. 691-724.</ref> The editor, who regarded parliamentary democracy as a façade for the business interests that controlled affairs behind the scenes, expressed sympathy for [[Italian fascism]] in the 1920s and for [[Spanish nationalism]] in the 1930s. He opposed [[German Nazism]] and Belgian [[Rexism]],<ref>Christian Grognard, "van den Hout, René-Gabriel", ''[[Nouvelle Biographie Nationale]]'', [https://www.academieroyale.be/Academie/documents/FichierPDFNouvelleBiographieNational2105.pdf vol. 3] (Brussels, 1994), pp. 327-331.</ref> but nevertheless called for authoritarian political reform in Belgium.<ref>Martin Conway, "Building the Christian City: Catholics and Politics in Inter-War Francophone Belgium", ''Past and Present'', 128 (August 1990), pp. 117-151.</ref>
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==External links==
* [https://donum.uliege.be/expo/revue_catholique/ Scans] available on the website of the [[University of Liège]]
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