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FILM STAR'S WEDDING RECENT UNION VALID ROME, Jan. 25-(Radio, NC).-On the basis of an investigation which began last August, the Diocesan Curia of the Vicariate of Rome has determined that the film actor, Tyrone Power, is free to marry he actress, Linda Christian, both Catholics. The marriage was performed on the morning of January 27 in Santa Francesa Roinana Church here. The facts regarding the absence of impediments to the contemplated marriage are as follows: (1) Miss Christian has not been married before; (2) Tyrone Power 's previous civil union to Annabella, also a film actress, was not a valid marriage; (3) the Power-Annabella union, furthermore, has been dissolved by civil proceedings in California.
PREVIOUS MARRIAGE WAS INVALID. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25-(NC).-The marriage between Tyrone Power and Annabella was irregular, due to lack of form, it has been learned here. Annabella, who is a baptised Catholic, had been validly married previous to her civil marriage with Power, which, for this reason, In the eyes of the Church, could not be validated. Tyrone Power has always been free to marry,
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LONDON, Jan. 17.-(Ne) surprised by the world-wide reaction to the arrest of His Eminence Josef e'ardinal Mindszenty, Primate of Hungary, Communist propaganda is now making ilesperate efforts to smear the leader of Hungary's Catholicism as an "enemy of the people's democracy" and to assure the free world that his arrest had no connection whatsoever with his functions as a Christian churchman. A similar type of make-believe is being indulged in in Britain by Dr. Hewlitt Johnson and a -mall section of Red sympathisers among the Church of England clergy. Another theme that becomes evident through an analysis of propaganda broadcasts beamed by Communist stations to Britain is that of trying to crests an artificial distinction between "feudal" and "progeessive" Catholics and og camouflaging the basic difference betwern a mere formal "freedom of worship" and 'fr:edom of religion" ai the true sense of the word. In iine with there Communist efforts arc frequent
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mocratic" priests, meaning there- humanist and progressive Cathoby those few individuals in vari- licism, and have regarded the utous eastern European counties terances of this Catholicism urgwho, disregarding their Bishops' ing reforms as a treacherous conorders, have accented office at the cession to the Left Wing. h: ds of Commer'st regimes. "Mindszenty has been a stubTypical of these Communist born enemy Hungarian democbroadcasts is one, in English, racy, yet of democracy has from the Moscow station, which waited with this gentlemanly tact for said in part: three years, hoping that he would "British and U.S official propa- realise fatal character of his ganda . circulates obvious fab- policy. the . The traitor will not rications by the Princes of the be saved. . from his well Church to the effect that Minds- punishment by the fact -deserved that his zenty vaas arrested because he up- accomplices abroad are hurrying held Christian traditions in his to his rescue.' country. A Czech Communist broadcast "These statements . are nothing to do with religion or Chris- said: "It would be wrong to assume that the taking into custody tian traditions, . . . This German descended Cardinal intrigued to of Cardinal Mindszenty is an act of revenge against him or repremake Hungary a monarchy with a scion of the Hapsburgs on the sents persecution of the Church." throne. "His machinations disconcerted even the Catholic clergy under him.. . Like all other Catholic priests in all the peoples' democracies, he was accorded the fullest freedom to preach his religion, but the people's government could By REV. PATRICK O'CONNOR, not accord him freedom to spy Society of St. Columban for a foreign power.. . . " The propaganda line taken in- (Correspondent, N.C.W.C. News Service). side Hungary becomes evident through the following Budapest SHANGHAI,Jan. 22.broadcast heard here: While Shanghai papers carry re"The leaders of Hungarian feu- ports of 4,700 victims of cold and dal Catholicism have turned hunger whose corpses have been their eyes away from Europe, picked up in the streets during punishment somewhat less severe the past two months, the Catholic Welfare Committee of China has than excommunication, and eyopened a refuge shelter destined eludes the individual from the reception of .the Sacraments and to take 2,000 persons. Already from Christian burial. However, 65 families, with a total of 240 he is not barred from Communion persont are instaled in the with the faithful as in excommushelter. nication. "Our full capacity will be 2,000 VATICAN CITY, Jan. 21.- refugees," said the Rev, FrederMr. Rodano is the husband of a ick A. McGuire, C.M., of BrookCommunist woman deputy in the (Radio, NC).-The 1949 edition Italian Parliament. A professor of the Pontifical Year Book, "An- lyn. executive secretary of Caof philosophy and professedly a nuario Pontifico," has been pre- tholic Welfare, "if we have the Catholic, he threw the support of sented to His Holiness Pope Pius facilities and supplies necessary " his so-called Catholic Communist XII. by Msgr. Giovanni B. Mon The shelter is in a former lumgroup to the Marxist coalition in tine Vatican Substitute Secret- ber yard, owned by the Bell famthe critical elections last May. ary of State. Numbering more ily, well-known Shanghai CathoHe has written articles for a than 1,400 pages, this year's edi- lics. The premises were damagCommunist review, "Rebirth," on tion of the "Annuario" is con- ed during the war. conditions among the clergy, de- siderably. larger than the 1948 Clothing and rice have been veloping the thesis that there is edition, with 1,360 pages. In ac- distributed to the refugees. The a vast difference between the cordance with tradition, the pre- Catholic Welfare dispensary, "ordinary clergy" and the Hierar- sentation took place on the Feast under a young Catholic woman chy, of the Chair of Saint Peter. physician, gives medical care. i
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Intimidation Of "CATHOLIC COMMUNIST" Returning Nuns By Max Jordan (Staff Correspondent, N.C.W.C.
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VATICAN CITY, Jan. 8.News Service) (Nadio, NC)-The ecclesiastical MUNICH, Jan 17.-To prevent censure of personal interdict has their interrogation by American been placed by the Holy See on authorities about conditions be- the former leader of the so-called hind the "Iron Curtain," the Ru- "Catholic Communists" in Italy, manian Communist regime extii- "Osservatore Romano," Vatican rated a promise from 191 German City daily, reports. He is Franca nuns-members of the Englische Rodano, who received the cenFraeulein, a congregation found- sure because, after having been ed in Bavaria in the seventeenth "paternally admonished," he per century and dedicated to teaching 'fisted in "erroneous doctrines and in girls' schools and colleges- affirmations aimed at fomenting not to proceed to the American divisions and misunderstandings zones of occupation in Austria among the clergy and putting the and Germany and to go to Italy Hierarchy in a bad light." instead. Personal interdict is a Church Arrangements had been made for these Sisters to come to Germany after their congregation had been banned in Rumania last MISERY IN PALESIINE summer. His Eminence Michael By Brother Anthony Bruya, Cardinal Faulhaber, Archbishop O.F.M. of Munich, is anxious for them to JERUSALEM, Jan 17.-I have come to Bavaria, where their had the unique experience of visitteaching skill can be put to good ing the Holy City for three days use. American officials here had without hearing a single shot given permission for the repatria- after enduring a half year of tion of the Sisters. close -range warfare in Jerusalem Intimidated as they were, a VATICAN CITY, Jan. 17.- always had the care of people of varicoloured, would-be profirst group of the Sisters, who tective flags which flew bravely (NC)-His Holiness Pope Pius humble station as their special LONDON, Jan. 24-(NC).were accompanied by Rumanian throughout the shooting are now XII has given further encourage- Apostolate, "Why, then, should The "Universe," Britain's oldest officers, decided not to change bullet -shredded and weather - ment to the apostolate of priests they not intensify at present such Catholic newspaper, sold 200,000 trains at Salzburg, Austria and worn, or have vanished. working among people of the evangelical labour with a more copies last week-end-a record in to continue directly to Italy. 'I he En route here I saw vast tented lowest levels of society in a letter active zeal, now that the needs officers intimated that the nuns encampments of refugees in the addressed to the Most Rev. Cle- are so immeasurably increasing?" its 80 years' history. still in Bucharest would not be malaria -infested plains of Jericho ment Neubauer, O.F.M.Cap., first he asks. permitted to leave if this first where 150,000 displaced persons American Superior General o' the The prime objective of priests group went to Germany. Event- are fighting for existence while Capuchins. working among the poorer people, ually all Sisters arrived safely on additional fleeing The autograph letter, dated De- according to the letter, must be truckloads They are now in from Bersheeba arrive, Italian soil. cember 4, 1948, was published in "to educate them to observe Verona awaiting arrangements in Wintry Madaba, near Mount "Osservatore Romano," Vatican Christian precepts and to estaborder that they man s.on reach Nebo, where Moses viewed the City daily, with an editor's note lish good morals in private as their destination, the mother Promised Land, is sheltering saying its content "evidently can well as public life." house of the congregation in Mu- scme 4,000 refugees, some in serve as a norm for other orders Reminding the Capuchins that VATICAN CITY, Jan. 21nich. while others live in grottos and religious congregations, es sooner or later everything not (Radio, NC).-"Osservatore RoIt is hoped here that 100 Sisters tents, of the countryside. There the well as the secular clergy and all founded on the truth and the vir- mano" has officially announced of the same congregation who are local representative of Catholic who carry on the Christian epos- tuous life taught by the Divine the transfer of Bishop Stefan now stationed in Hungary, but relief pleaded for help for his tolate." Redeemer falls to ruin, the Holy Wysznski from his See of Lubunable to perform their teaching The intensified labour of priests Father urges them to spare no lin, Poland, to the archiepiscopal Christian charges. duties as long as the Communists food given to the is needed, says the Pontiff's letter, effort "in penetrating into the sees, united "ad personam," of Meanwhile, remain in power, can als be poor by the Franciscan monastery "not only in the churches-where midst of the masses as mediators Gniezno and Warsaw. Archbisbrought here. here now amounts to 1,000 free very often those most in need do of peace, teachers of truth, pro- hop -elect Wyszynski will become loaves along with 2,000 plates of not go-but also, as often as the viders for Christian piety and the successor to the late Cardinal NEW YORK.-(NC)--For the substantial hot soup daily. opportunity is presented to them most holy religion." Hlond, Primate of Poland, The first time since 1943 the Vatican His Holiness concludes with the new Bishop of Lublin has not Some refugees are trickling as priests, to exercise their sacred Radio has resumed broadcasting back to their home areas, hopeful ministry in the fields, in shops, admonition that rather than ad- yet been announced. to Russia in Russian. The broad- for an end of the warfare that factories, hospitals, prisons, in mitting of a lessening or modifi(Press dispatches from Warcast, heard here, consisted of the has destroyed or otherwise de- any way in the midst of workers, cation of their spiritual life, such saw stated that Archbishopfirst part of the Christmas mes- prived them of their homes. The becoming as brothers to brothers an apostolate demands ever in- elect Wysznski was formally insage of His Holiness Pope Pius effects of the months of bloody to win all to Christ." creasing perfection in their ideals stalled at Gniezno, a town in XII. serves that the Capuchins have of poverty and simplicity. strife will long be felt Western Poland, on February 2.)
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