The current historiography on the role of religion in Tocqueville’s thinking on democracy has had various readings, especially since the 1960s. The subject is complex and full of nuances, including the role of the Catholic religion in Tocqueville’s mentality, sometimes forgotten in the form of readings centred on mere Christianity or its role within a liberal Christianity. Here are some notes that may help to point to a reading of democratic Catholicism in Tocqueville’s thought.