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VATICAN RADIO'S TENTH YEAR POWERFUL STATION'S GREAT SERVICES Tht liptkuguration in Australia of a bureau( tbrough which relatives of members of the A.I.F. who are prisoners of war abroad and the soldiers themselves may communicate with each other by means of the Vatican Radio, HVJ, has focussed interest again on this modern and up-to-date Vatican The action of Pope Pius activity. XII in placing the services of the powerful Vatican Radio at the disposal of prisoners of war and their relatives, irrespective of creed, at no cost, is sure to be widely appreciated. As Spiritual Father of nearly 400,000,000 Catholics in every nation on earth, and as Sovereign of a neutral State, Pope Pius is in a unique position to perform this extraordinarily valuable humanitarian and Christian work. Model of Its Kind. The Vatican Radio, HVJ-Holy SeeVatican-Jesus-was opened on February 12, 1931, according to the plans and under the supervision of the late Marchese Marconi, who sought to make the station the model of its kind and the most powerful in Europe. At the opening, His Holiness the late Pope Pius XI broadcast an address to the world, which was received in Australia and rebroadcast from Australian stations. A fanfare of trumpets announced that Pope Pius XI had pressed a button and started the motors generating the power. Signor Marconi spoke a few words in Italian and introduced His Holiness. "Having in God's mysterious designs," said Pope Pius, "become the successor of the Prince of the Apostles, whose doctrine and preaching were by Divinigkommand destined for all nations are,1 for every creature, being the first Pope to, make use of this wonderful Marctran invention, We in the first place turn to all things and to all men, and We say to them: Hear, 0 ye heavens, the things I speak; let the earth give ear to the words of my Hear these things, all ye namouth. tions give car, all we inhabitants of the world, both rich and poor together. Give ear, ye islands, and harken, ye people from afar." His Holiness first spoke words of praise to God and of peace to men. He addressed himself to his Catholic people, to the Hierarchy, to Religious, to missionaries, to all the faithful, and added a special message to unbelievers and those outside the Fold: "To you who are still separated from the Faith and unity of Christ, Our thoughts and Our prayers are turned. Daily, indeed, do We offer prayers and sacrifices for you to the Lord and God of all- earnestly beseeching Him to illumine you with the lamp of Faith and
to lead and unite you to those sheep who hear His voice that there may be one Fold and one Shepherd.' His Holiness then addressed himself to the leaders of peoples, to subjects, to the rich, to the poor, to labourers and employers, and to the afflicted. Finally, he gave his Apostolic Blessing to the world, and to all who dwell therein. On a wall facing the station a marble slab recorded that the station was erected by Marchese Marconi, that by its means the voice of the Pope would be heard "to the ends of the earth, across the waves of ether, to the glory of God and for the assistance of the souls of men." Because of its location, the Vatican City radio station is constructed with peculiarities that make it different from all other stations in the'world. It is on the summit of the Vatican Hills. The antenna was erected on one side of the walls by which Pope Leo IV ,in the ninth century, enclosed St. Peter's Basilica, while the station itself-a small, attractive structure of brick and
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Confidence in Divine Justice HOLY FATHER SPEAKS. 41
On the Feast of SS. Peter and Paul, His Holiness the Pope called for universal confidence in Divine justice.
"We, like you," said the Holy Father, "feel Our heart grow faint at the thought of the evil, suffering, and anguish now raging over the world. There are not lacking in the darkness of the storm comforting signs which fill Our heart with great holy expectation, such as generous courage in the defence of fundamentals of Christian religion and civilisation, and confident hope of their triumph. "On the other hand, pain and evil are penetrating lives of individuals and the sacred shrine of the family. There is decadence of spirit, of justice, and
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of chastity. Peoples are thrown into an abyss of disaster. Human bodies are torn by bombs and by machinegun fire. Blockades and counter blockades are aggravating the difficulty of getting supplies of foodstuffs, so that already here and there famine, with all its horrors, makes its threatened appearnce. Added to this are the indescribable sufferings, pain, and persecution that so many of our dear sons, daughters, priests, and others in some places endure for the name of Christ. Before such an accumulation of evil, obstacles, disasters, and trials of every kind, it seems that man's mind and judgment become confused. Perhaps in the hearts of more than one of you is written the terrible suggestion through doubt-how can God permit all this? -
"Many who desire immediate justice are scandalised at the ephemeral power of God's enemies, at the sufferings and humiliations of the innocent, but our I leavenly Father will continue to make His sun rise upon good and bad, just and unjust, to guide their childlike steps with firmness and kir.dness, if only they will let themselves be led by Him and trust the power and wisdom of His love for them.
"Trust in God means abandonment the belief that God can permit at times prevalence of atheism. impiety, lamentable obscuring of justice, violation of law, and tormenting of innocent people, but also it means believing at the same time, and finally, that the fierce intensity of trial like the triumph of evil will endure here below of oneself to
only for a fixed time and no longer.
"The all-powerful hand of the Heavenly Father, with imperceptible motion, will disperse it, and by ways little known to the minds of men justice and peace will be restored to nations."
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