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Dead (N.C.W.C. News Service.) OSLO, Norway, June 10.-
entire civilised world in insisting that the Holy places should Sigrid Undset, Norway's fambe protected and that free ac- ous convert to Catholicism and cess should be assured for all Nobel Prize winner for literareligions. His remarks were ture, died today at her historic greeted with cheers. at Lillehammer in the Lord Salisbury pointed out home mountains. the Jews owed creation of Norwegian By JOHN A. GREAVES Christians are not asking for that Once, Sigrid UndState of Israel to Christen- set to anintroducing any kind of special privileges, the American (Correspondent, N.C.W.C. News Service). adding that a continued ence, Anne O'Hare college audihe said. What they asked for dom, wrangle over June the LONDON, 9.-Raising the question of the future themselves they asked for Jews status of the said: "The world in McCormick which Sigof the Holy City in the British House of Lords, the Pro- and Moslems. They ask that the Holy Places is not only deplor- rid Undset lives and works has able itself but also a danger for no nations, great three religions should have their or small; only testant Archbishop of York, the Rev. Dr. Cyril Garbett, desacred places protect- Israel. mankind is considered. The manded in a debate that the whole Jerusalem area should ed, that they carefully should have free nation is a collection of individbecome an international zone under control of the United access to them, that their memual souls within the framework bers should have complete freeof all mankind She looks Nations. of worship and belief, and around, searching for the truth, "I hate anti-semitism, which is a sin against God and dom that Jerusalem and its immediand gives us a view of the broan offence against man," the prelate said. "But it is quite ate neighbourhood should be therhood of man. She lets us another matter to oppose the political ambitions of some under international control, he see what is so immensely imZionists, which can be gained only at the cost of great re- he added. ROCHESTER, N.H., (N.C.)- portant for man to realise; If the city were divided beligions which have an equal or even greater claim to Jeruprotest originated by youth namely, that there is need for a tween different controls, as pro- A salem. groups certain types of form of unity with roots in both posed, Dr. Garbett went on, it movies against nature and human society. "Dr. Weizmann (President of doubt at all that would be his would become a centre shown at local theatres our of anxifruit here. The protest was This deep view is, of course, the Israel) has said the fullest guar- wish. But will the present ety, and intrigue; if bore Catholic view." started by antee must be given for the pro- government of Israel be strong held insecurity the Girl under interna- Scout Council, Rochester tection of the Holy Places and enough to control their more tional together supported by control it might easily for access to them. I have no fanatical followers?" youth groups, and was cliSHERBROOKE, Que. (N.C.)-become an oasis of peace and other maxed at a meeting between A message from Rome avowing security in the midst of a very Mayor C. Wesley Lyons, complete clergysupport of the claims troubled world. men and professional leaders and of the striking asbestos workers The British Lord Chancellor, theatre operators. at the Johns -Manville plant at Lord Jowitt, told the House that As a result of the meeting, Asbestos, Que., has been sent by the government favoured in- operator of two theatres and the the Bishop Philippe Desranleau of ternationalisation of the Jerusa- district manager of an interstate Sherbrooke. Bishop Desranleau lem area as laid down by the chain of movies promised to ex- is in Rome on his ad limina United Nations. ert their efforts to present mov- visit. Most of the emHe felt that the United Na- ies suitable for patrons of all ployees are membersstriking of his diotions expressed the will of the ages. cese. SHANGHAI, June 11-(NC).-Three weeks of Communist occupation leaves the religious picture in Shanghai little changed. The first reaction has been gratitude and relief that loss of life and property within the city during the take-over was extremely small. Further relief was felt because Communist troops were well disciplined and proclamations of the Government were so far enforced without terrorism. Property in outlying districts suburban churches were levelled was damaged by demolition by demolition. Eight thousand squads prior to retreating. The refugees were helped by ShangTOKYO, June 9.-The Japanese Hierarchy issued a heaviest loss is estimated at 300, hai Catholic institutions during joint pastoral on the occasion of Pentecost, the main theme 000 dollars sustained by the the crisis. Many are now reMercy Hospital for mental pat- turning to ruined villages and of which is St. Francis Xavier's love for God as the key to LONDON, June 6 (N.C.).-Reients. The inmates and staff farms. Catholic hospitals treated sanctity and his love for man as an incentive to Catholic arrested about a month ago in The concluding paragraphs deal with Poland, Msgr. Sygmunt Kacescaped serious injury. Five the wounded of both armies af- and social action. ter the battle had ended. The birth control. zynski is a victim of the vengeSisters of Charity had previously St. Francis Xavier the traceptives and abortion are ance of the communist -domivolunteered unsuccessfully to go Japanese the delight ofcalled his soul, evil not merely because the nated Warsaw regime, according to the battlefield, and tend and but condemned the contempor- Pope said but that the Pope to a Vatican broadcast heard remove the wounded. Some ary practice of abortion and in- was forcedso, to condemn because here. The priest -editor has been soldiers were recently brought fanticide, the Bishops say. charged with having been a they are evil in themselves. to hospitals with bad wounds "We should be untrue to the The Bishops warn the Catho- member of an anti -government neglected for 12 days. spirit of our Master and St. lics that some may urge them organisation and with having COLOGNE, June 9-(NC).Four Catholic publications, in- Francis if we did not protest to do evil, and express confid- taken part in activities harmful His Eminence Josef Cardinal cluding Hua Ming, were among fearlessly and vehemently again- ence that Catholics will have the to the state. Frings, Archbishop of Cologne, many Chinese -operated publi- st the advocacy of artificial courage to tell them, "no matter "It is very clear that the Warhas issued a formal statement cations suspended under regu- birth control as a solution of our what their station and dignity," saw regime, with this pretext, is to correct impressions created by lations of the Military Control national difficulties, the Bis- "that it behoves every man "to taking its revenge against Msgr. his recent resignation from the Commission requiring new reg- hops state. obey God rather than man," and Kaczynski because of his activiChrisitan Social Party, which is istration. The foreign -operated They recall that in a pastoral that it is God Who said, "Thou ties while a member of the Popredominantly Catholic in this Catholic Review and China Mis- two years ago they "appealed to shalt not." lish government -in -exile in Lonarea. the sionary have so far survived. statesmen of the world for don during the war," the broadThe Cardinal says that his rea just and humane solution of cast says. "As is well known, signation was not prompted by Japan's population problem." Msgr. Kaczynski was Minister the "political events of recent "We cannot in conscience acof Education in that Governtimes," but because the German Fr. Martindale cept any solution of the Japanment." Concordat with the Holy See ese population problem which Monsignor Kaczynski was first bars clergy and Religious from LONDON, June 9, (N.C.)- would involve immoral means," arrested last August, soon after becoming members of political The Rev. C. C. Martindale, S.J., the Bishops continue. communist authorities banned parties. well known throughout the Referring to Pope Pius XI's MUNICH, June 6, (N.C.)- the Warsaw weekly paper, TyThe "political events of recent English-speaking world, has cel- encyclical on marriage, the Bis- Christian mediation boards godnik Warszawski, of which he times" were the deliberations at ebrated his 70th birthday. hops tell the Catholics that con - and social labor action seminars are to was editor. He was released Bonn on the new West German be established in every diocese several days later, but kept unConstitution, after which a maof the zone of occu- der surveillance. American jority of the Christian Social pation of Germany under the Party voted in favour of it deauspices of the U.S. Military spite the fact that the Catholic Government as a result of the Church held that it failed to HUNTINGTON, Ind. (N.C.)- An expansion of the Radio Ac- special project worked out by grant full recognition of the the Rev. George Higgins, assisPoll also Considerable impetus has ceptance will be been carrights of parents in the schooltant director of the Social Acing of their children. When given to the work of the Nation- ried out. VATICAN CffY, June 10.Department of the National the Cardinal's resignation was al Organisation for Decent LitThe co-operation of "The tion (Radio, NC).-The physical conWelfare Conference in dition erature through the pledges of announced it was generally inFighting Sixty -Ninth" will bring Catholic of His Eminence Josef Washington, now here as a conco-operation that have recently to the work of the NCDL the terpreted in this light. Mlndszenty, imprisonbeen given by the National Fed- enthusiastic support of some 25, sultant to the military govern- Cardinal ed Primate of Hungary, is good, eration of Catholic College Stu- 000 high school students. "The ment religious affairs branch. The aim Is to strengthen re- but his mental condition is unand the members of "The Fighting Sixty -Ninth," a moveaccording to reli'PHONE ALTERATION dents influence in labor rela- satisfactory, Fighting Sixty -Ninth." ment for clean living among ligious reports received and pubtions generally and to train both able An additional line has been inThe NFCCS affiliates virtually young people, derives its ideals lished here by the Vatican Press stalled by the PM.G, to our every Catholic college in the from the 6th and 9th Command- clergy and lay labor leaders for Office. this mission, as a part of a comoffice The new number is United States, and delegates to ments and seeks to promote deThe reports stated that the prehensive adult education proBA2837, and ill remain in its sixth national congress voted cency in word, action and dress gramme mother and a preactively supported by Cardinal's force till the new issue of the to co-operate wholeheartedly among Catholic youth. late had been allowed to visit German Catholic organisations. him in prison, and while they Telephone 15irectory in August. with NODL. 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