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(N.C.W.C. News Service). NEW YORK.-The Barden Bill, providing £1,000,000 in Federal aid to education, but barring non-public schools from benefits, "is not only unjust to Catholic children," but a "menace to American democracy itself," His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, told 15,000 persons at Fordham University recently. The Cardinal called upon his erican formula and practice, and ColumKnights of Conn.-(NC).---The NEW HAVEN, RALEIGH, N.C.-(NC).-The hearers to pray for Representa- no true American will nurture, bus has announced it is extending its advertising campaign Rev. Graham Barden, of North promote or inspire anti-Semitive O.P., McGlynn, Thomas so that nearly 30,000,000 persons will soon be able to read world-famous sculptor, has been Carolina, author of the measure, tic, anti -Negro, anti-Catholic, the truth about the Catholic Church in their favourite maga- commissioned to make a statue and all "who lent their names anti -any group of law-abiding zines. of Our Lady to be given by the and their efforts to provoke and American citizens; and America The second Catholics of America to the Fa- promote prejudice against chil- will endure as a free nation Five magazines which have statement relates. only as long as she continues to dren of any religious faith." like first one, ads., the Supreme series of tima Basilica in Portugal. the been carrying The California -born Domini- "Fearlessly, forcefully, we must be a government of, by and for Council's series of Catholic ad- is bringing in a heavy volume pamphlets augmail requesting will leave for in of can Italy Oc- unite to demand equal rights for ALL the people." vertisements will now be of tober to begin work on the fig- ALL America's children, and in information. Many mented by three additional pub- and lications with a combined circu- those who request the pamphlets ure. He will use Carrara mar- justice we must oppose unequiNEW YORK, June 21-(NC). Maga- later enrol for religious instruc- ble, quarried in Tuscany, and vocally any Bill that fails to -For lation of 14,663,971. four GI's, selected as the zines already publishing the tion by mail, and a goodly when the statue is nearly com- guarantee at least non -religious First Army Area's "outstanding ads. in the United States have a number are now confirmed pleted he will take it to Portu- textbooks, bus rides and health soldiers of the month," and reapply the finishing services for all the children of to combined circulation of 14,983,- members of the Church, the an- gal warded with a week -end, all -exnouncement declares. touches. 287. all Americans." pense paid tour of New York, advertising of the potency The discrimincalled Cardinal Sunday started with Mass at St. The programme continues to maniation "a species of slavery, the Malachy's Church. "All four are fest itself in many ways, the spawn of totalitarian mentality. Catholics," the "Army Times" "Will the mothers and fathers noted. The honoured soldiers were: of Americans, whose sons were Meetings (NC). OTTAWA the price of their precious Pvts. James P. Breheny and of leaders of the United Church HOUSTON-(NC).-A former diplomat in Hungary de- paying lives to safeguard us from serf- Richard L. Capelotti, from Fort of Canada, held in Ottawa, and scribed that country in an address here as a place of hidden dom, tolerate intolerance to- Dix, N.J., and Cpl. Michael G. the General Assembly of the terror, where the common citizen either toes the Communist ward same of America's chil- Krall and Sgt. William V. KalDevens, dren until they too may be call- inaukas, from Fort Presbyterian Church in Canada, line or loses his job and is left to starve. Their reward included to crucifixion upon blood- Mass. held at Hamilton, Ont., have exSelden Chapin, former U.S. with His Eminence Josef Car- ed battlefields born of big- three days at the Astor Hotel, pressed opposition to the pro- Minister to Hungary, thus pic- dinal Mindszenty, the Hungarian stained hate?" he asked. radio and television studios, theHe referred to that otry, greed and posal of appointing a Canadian tured life under the Reds there, Primate. to all, and not mal- atres, and restaurants, and a "Justice Vatican. in an address at the national incident in his talk, saying that ambassador to the to some, is the general Am- big -league ball game. There has been a strong move- meeting of the Catholic War Vet- ther was "no conspiracy" and ice ment across Canada. supported erans here. Mr. Chapin left that he had seen the Cardinal by a number of secular news- Budapest in February when the only five times during all the Canada Communist -dominated Hungar- months he was in Hungary. that papers, urging should have an official represen- ian Government charged that This is the way the Communhe was engaged in a conspiracy ists keep in control in Hungary, tative at the Vatican. as the former U.S. diplomat described it: LONDON, June 21.-The extent to which birth control "In the first place, the Hungarians are kept under close practices threaten British life was disclosed by the GovernThere are the ment's Royal Commission on Population in a long-awaited surveillance. usual block leaders; all apartpublished here after five years of investigation. VATICAN CITY, June 21-(Radio, NC).-Following is ment houses and even most pri- report However, despite the fact that "distressingly high" practice of houses are required by law the text of the decree of the Supreme Sacred Congregation vatehave a house man, or sort of it found that the birth rate had criminal abortion. of the Holy Office declaring the government -sponsored Czech to If the size of the British famjanitor,' who reports on dropped below the "replaceCom"Catholic Action" as schismatic and pronouncing excom- 'super the goings and comings of his ment" mark, the Commission re- ily does not increase, thepropormunication on all its adherents: commended a lifting of the ban mission cautioned, the people. rapPius will grow of people of old authority the tion and by state in adversaradvice "In recent days the "If a Hungarian's behaviour is on birth -control who is Pope by Divine Pro- reported to be out of line, econo- clinics. It declared that wide- idly over the next 30 years, ies of the Catholic Church in XII, popworking condemns total and and the vidence, rejects He spread birth -control practice"- while Czechoslovakia have deceitfully as schismatic the aforesaid 'ac- mic pressure is applied. soon finds himself out of a job, and 'the fundamental and moment- ulation will begin to decline 'Catholic a misnamed the naformed Consequently, tion,' fraudently named 'Cathoa time he finds that no one ous adjustment of modern life" after. dangerously Action' through which they at - lic Action,' and at the same time after become may tion starting a as be accepted -must him. . hire else will of Catholics tempt to induce the falling behind declares as schismatic and apos"A citizen in political disfav- point in considering future popu- unprogressive, that republic to defect from the tate from the Catholic Church others in technical, economic, arlation trends. achieveCatholic Church and to renounce each and everyone, cleric and our may also lose the privilege intellectual and tistic and In warning the British people ments. due obedience to the legitimate lay, who has already knowingly of buying at State storesprices where the of the threat of small families pastors of the Church. in the family size is Decline and willingly joined or who will restaurants, He may not renew are low. that, considered much slower among "This course of action is even join this action,' declares by his driving license. He has to the Commission stated achieved Catholics than the rest of the limitation more wicked because its agents name its authors and promoters, go into the black market, and through have not hesitated to compel as having incurred, or to incur, eventually a time comes when 'wholly or mainly by deliberate Population. To encourage bigger families many, either by force or deceit, automatically the excommunica- there is nothing left to sell, and action," the size of the average the Commission recommends to give their names to it, and tion specially reserved to the no source of income. he Then 70 over fallen has family British in chiefly an increase in family alhave even dared to list and pub- Apostolic See stipulated and his family starve. shillings years to the present 2.2 children, lowances to seven lish as members many priests Canon 2314, without prejudice "He may not buy penicillin or which is Insufficient for replace- weekly for each child, more reand Catholic laymen who not to the other canonical sanctions in he drugs case The report declared lief in income tax for parents, ment." only have never joined it, but whereby they will be punished, other essential who have expressed their com- if-which may God prevent- or his family fall ill. His chil- that there is also evidence of a and more and bigger homes. they shall contumaciously perse- dren may be even denied entry plete opposition to it. to the now nationalised schools. "Therefore, the Supreme Sac- vere in censure. "Given at Rome from the Holy All this is a very effective way red Congregation of the Holy of assuring compliance with the Office, discharging its duty of Office, June 20, 1949. I have seen it and Pietro V igorita, authorities. " ( Signed) safeguarding the integrity of it works." faith and morals, in the name Notary." DENVER, June 16.-Problems areas where direct news reportof covering and reporting news ing is still permitted, with deround the world have become liberate efforts to smother the recent actual news or a proper underincreasingly grave in years, and continue to worsen, standing of it. Fourth, the fact Frank A. Hall, Director of the that there are so many crucial Service, told the struggles in so many critical under N.C.W.C. News ARLINGTON, Va., June 16.- for a Catholic Japan. He point- properties are confiscated of the Catholic Press fields that the reading public is that in the Himeji area exorbitant "taxes," and pressure convention overwhelmed and confused by to -day. (NC).-Japan is to -day the most ed out over here Association by I.H.M. missioners placed on the faithful to "disfertile mission area for the taken weight and numbers. He -said that a year ago world sheer to the Church in the Far East, the Very since the war, the number of Ca- suade" them giving alms Mr. Hall reported that the three had become coverage news top ComThe missionaries. year. in one has doubled Suptholics Putte, Catholic Rev. Joseph Van de circulation of are maintain- times as difficult as it was in the total erior General of the Immaculate A promising feature of the con- munist authorities publications had increased 150 and that period, -reporting free silence, the priest of it is ing a policy is that movement Heart of Mary Missioners, stat- version in the last 25 yearshave increased 25 to per cent 14,000,000. Per ed here as he was on a last leg among the younger people, those explained, but local Red officials difficulties 12 from 5,600,000 to last cent. in the he said, grew of his round -the -world visita- under 30, the Superior General declare that they will drive out 50 per circulation, family months. all "foreigners." said. houses. tour of the Society's tion 1.2 in 1924 to 2.2. in 1949. This situation, Mr. Hall said, from subscribFather Van de Putte reported Reporting on China , where years, 25 the same In has come from four basic causes: ers to the N.C.W.C. News Serthat the Japanese people have the Society has 119 missionaries, VATICAN CITY, June 20- First, extension of the blackout vice increased from 75 to 357, been disappointed in Shinto and 70 of them in Red -held terriPope of direct, actual news coverage and the Service now goes to are eagerly seeking a new reli- tory, the tall, bearded, Belgian (Radio, NC).-His Holiness larger area Educated Japanese, he priest said that the Red policy Pius XII. has received in separ- over an impressively gion. in 48 countries, as comSecond, the fact papers of the world. C. Taylor, said, see only two possibilities: on religion has "softened." The ate audiences Myron pared with five in 1924. the seek cover who to those that repersonal Truman's their President have dropped Catholicism or Communism. Communists are driven to underground If Catholics over the world 1947-48 campaign of terror and presentative to the Vatican, and news means, where there is much dan- t'rinted and Published by Keith would display only part of the have adopted one of "toleration," the Rev. Patrick Peyon,ofC.S.C., of error. Third, the grow- Francis S'pruhan, at "The Reger the director founder and spreading their in bestated. he interest handicap of propaganda- cord" Office, 450 Hay Street, lief that Communists show, he None of the Society's priests Family Rosary Crusade in the ing official and otherwise-in those Perth. ° said, there would be real hope are now in prison. But mission United States.
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