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N.Z. Priest Named Bishop
India's First Plenary
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German Problem Council Must Be Solved
VATICAN CITY, Aug. 27FRANKFURT, Sept. 1-(NC) Pope Holiness -"The German problem is of Pius XII. has named the Rev. transcending importance for the John Kavanagh to be Titular durable the dictates of experiences of establishment of a ROME, Sept. 1-(NC).-CallBishop of Algiza and Coadjutor lug of the first Plenary Council the past decades for the expan- peace," His Holiness Pope Pius with the right of succession to in India, to be held at Bangasion of the Catholic Church in XII says in a long -hand letter Bishop James Whyte, of Dune- lore, next January, has been these vast regions. It will also addressed to Dr. Heinrich PuenThe 36 din, New Zealand. lay down the fundamental rules der, head of the bizonal German welcomed with great satisfaction year -old new Bishop, a native by Church circles here. It was for relations with the two new administration here. of New Zealand, succeeds as Co- hailed great States, India and Pakisby missionary The Holy Father says that he adjutor the Most Rev. Hugo J. circles, especially which look to India and convents, 5,365 schools and 35 tan. did all he could to relieve the last O'Neill, who resigned other regions as of the Orient and spiritual needs of material colleges. March because of ill health. the German people "because We The number of Catholics has Bishop Kavanagh, who was vast spheres for the spreading of the Gospel, despite the diffithe since your people not only from know increased steadily ordained in Wellington in 1936, culties of the4 times. hearsay, but from many years seventeenth century, and shows made his post-graduate studies According to the latest statis- the following rises: 375,000 in (Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service) of personal observation . . and at the Lateran University in LONDON, Aug. 25-(NC).- because We know there are unRome, where he obtained the tics, the importance of India is 1600, 800,000 in 1700, 1,703,000 He shown by its Hierarchy of 57 in 1750, 2,201,674 in 1901, and King Farouk of Egypt has sent told men and women among Doctorate of Canon Law. a personal letter of sympathy to your people who are sincerely has been in charge of work for Bishops, 20 of them Indian. 3,680,983 in 1931. With His Eminence Norman the mother of the late Arch- prepared from the motivation of the Polish children received as These statistics also show 3,459 bishop Arthur Hughes, British their stainless consciences to of Archbishop Gilroy, guests of this country by the diocesan priests and 2,059 priest - Cardinal New Zealand Government, and members of Orders, 1,852 Skm- Sydney, Australia, acting as White Father, and former news- render a sacrifice toward bringhas been active in the work for inarists, 648 novices, and 11,683 Papal Legate, the Plenary Coun- paper reporter, who became ing about peace, despite imThere are 8,312 chur- cil will adopt necessary local Papal Internuncio to Egypt, and mense difficulties which they He is one of a family nuns. youth. now must overcome." ches and chapels, exclusive of legislation in accordance with died recently. of ten.
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200 Baptised Together Ireland Has Only "Deportation To New Nuncio
which have been forced to close Only small, since last June. machines are hand -operated sons received baptism here on hism. VATICAN CITY, Sept. 2.in private to remain Permitted The village is in the territory (Radio, NC).-His Holiness Pope August 15, making the largest number known to have been entrusted by Bishop Taguchi to Pius XII has named Archbishop LONDON, Aug. 25-(NC).- ownership. Catholic periodicals, the rebaptised on one occasion in the Canadian Redemptorists of the Ettore Felici to the post of Apos- No one can forbid Polish priests 400 years since Catholic mis- English-speaking province. tolic Nuncio to Ireland, it has to fulfil their duty of opposing port declares, have been forced to transfer their printing jobs to Six priests performed the been announced here. He suc- materialism and atheism, "at sions began in Japan. The 200 are part of the 2,800 baptisms here on August 15. ceeds the late Archbishop Pas- least not until they are deport- State-owned plants which charge population of this village, which chal Robinson, O.F.M., who died ed to Siberia," a speaker said at prices four times higher than applied last February as one the closing session of the con- formerly. Since Polish Cathoa year ago. body to enter the Catholic Archbishop Felici, who is Tit- gress of Polish women in Cra- lic periodicals, in order to reach Church. Beginning on Easter ular of the See of Corinth, has cow, according to a Vatican Ra- the broad masses, are sold at a Rosary Crusade Sunday, small groups have been held high-ranking positions in dio English -language broadcast very low price, their continued existence is menaced. baptised" as they completed their the diplomatic service of the heard here. instruction. The total now bapHoly See .for more than 20 years. The speaker added that Poles Spreads To Canada tised in the village is close to Born in Segni, Italy, on March must defend their churches and ff FAIRBANKS, Alaska-(NC). 12, 1881, and ordained in 1903, priests, even though this may 800, according to the Rev. Francis Itakura, the Japanese priest -Details of a "Family Rosary he was consecated an Archbis- mean being sent to the death tots Of Courage Crusade of Western Canada and here. hop in 1927 and named Apos- camps, as during the days of NEW YORK-(NC).-Myron This mass conversion in a Alaska," to be held in October, tolic Nuncio to Chile. the Nazi occupation. C. Taylor, President Truman's rural village is doubly signific- were announced at the Church In 1938, he was 'transferred to Stating that the continued ar- personal representative to His of the Immaculate Conception ant. Hitherto the rural comBelgrade, Yugoslavia, and nam- rests of priests are a cause of munities of Japan have been re- here by the Rev. %thick Pey- ed Apostolic Nuncio to that rising indignation among the Holiness Pope Pius XII, has arrived back in the United States, garded as most difficult to pene- ton, C.S.C., founder of the Fam- country. He stayed there until Polish people, the Vatican and is expected to make a pertrate. Though Buddhism shows ily Rosary Crusade. spring, 1941, when, together The campaign, which seeks with the other members of the broadcast cited the arrest of a sonal report at the White House little vitality, the country peopriest in a Warsaw railroad staple are conservative and un- to obtain pledges from each of diplomatic corps, he was forced tion while boarding a train, be- in the near future. willing to break traditional ties the 500,000 Catholics of the vast to leave after the invasion of cause he had criticised the reMr. Taylor told newspaperbinding them to the local Budd- territory to say the Rosary daily, Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. gime. Twelve members of the men that he last saw His Holiactually began at Calgary, Al- Since then he has served with hist temples. two weeks ago. He said ness students' organisation, Juvefitas Saga, also called Sagamura, berta, on July 13, when 17 Arch- the Papal Secretariate of State. Christiana, were also arrested in "the Pope is a wonderful man," was Buddhist. (Mura, mean- bishops and Bishops of Alberta, Warsaw, together with the priest and that he is putting in 'full ing "village," was added to dis- British Columbia, the Yukon and who directed them, the broad- time" in dealing with the proTerritories and tinguish it from other places North-west cast said. Ten members of the blems of the world. When newsbearing the same name.) Father Alaska met with Father Peyton. same organisation were arrested men recalled a recent statement Pastoral letters, radio proItakura, whom Bishop Paul of His Holiness that the Church in Lodz. Taguchi, of Osaka, sent here to grammes, newspaper accounts, Meanwhile, other reports here has had to mark the boundary posters, parades and other media from Poland depict the progress between the camp of Christ and will bring the campaign to the in the nationalisation of Catho- His enemies, Mr. Taylor said people, A force of some 40,000 KANAKEE, Ill. (NC).-A lic printing establishments, 20 of the Pope "has lots of courage." lay men and women is expected 3 Million Pilgrims to canvass the area in October "crying room" enabling mothers VATICAN CITY, Aug. 27- in the climax to the campaign. with small children to participate in church services without (Radio, NC).-About three mildisturbing others in the congrelion pilgrims are expected to The Peruvian weekly, "Ver- tion, is .provided in the new come to the Eternal City during the 1950 Holy Year. according to dades," has asked authorities to church nearing completion here, to an official Vatican estimate. prohibit the showing of shorts according to "Kankakee Daily The majority of these pilgrims, announcing filths with adults - Journal." "Among the many features in about two millions, will be Ita- only classification during movie lians, with the remaining mil- performances for children. Bar- the church will be a specially lion coming from European ring of minors from films un- constructed room for babies with DUBLIN, Aug. 25.-A gift of transmit "this princely gift" to countries and from overseas, it suitable for them also was ask- a glass enclosed wall to enable £20,000 was formally present- the President of Maynooth. Addthrough mothers to sit church ed by this leading newspaper. is estimated here: College ing a message of the good will ed to the Maynooth services without missing active fund on behalf of His Eminence of the Irish people, the Priparticipation and at the same Francis Cardinal Spellman, of mate's letter concluded: "We time without disturbing others New York, and Catholics of the pray God may bless your counin the church," the paper re- New York Archdiocese. try and richly reward it for the ports. great sacrifice that it is making A letter from Cardinal Spell- to promote the cause of world The new church will accomman said that he harboured a peace and defend fundamental VATICAN CITY, Aug. 20- Father to the Irish Gov6rnment modate 300 persons. deep affection and interest in human rights, gravely threaten(NC).-The Irish Government's and his "appreciation of the high the Irish people and nation, and ed by the new form of totalitarcontinued contribution to relief sense of Christian charity and was optimistically hopeful of the ianism." the spirit of solidarity in work in Europe "has been a fac- of continued progress of the Irish human suffering which the Irish The New York gift was in repeople in obtaining their righttor of no small importance in people have shown." unit- sponse to an appeal by Maythe social and physical rehabiliPARIS, Aug. 25-(NC.-Fit- ful and just objective of apeople. Msgr. Montini's letter assures nooth College for £250,000 for -loving tation of the peoples of the war- `the Ambatsador that His Holi- teen priests returned recently on ed, free and God The appeal has aware rehabilitation. shattered countries," His Holi- ness "recalls with gratitude the their vacations to their native The Cardinal said he was aid been met with the aid of subto of financial need of the ness Pope Pius XII, has declar- generous support accorded by village of Manigod, in southre- scriptions from all parts of the ed. the Irish Government to the re- eastern France, whose total modernise and physically world. A letter written by Msgr. Gio- lief work being sponsored by the population is only 885. Besides habilitate Ireland's world-recul centre of Christian, nowned vanni B. Montini, Substitute Holy See," and that the Supreme these 15, Manigod has given Printed and Published by Vatican Secretary of State, to Pontiff is not unmindful of the eight other prissts, three stu- ture and education. Archbishop D'Alton, of Ar- Keith Francis Spruhan, at Joseph P. Walshe, Irish Ambas- fact that such aid "constitutes a dents in major seminaries, sevsador to the Holy See, expresses sacrifice for the people of Ire- eral in minor seminaries, and 15 magh, Primate of all Irealnd, "The Record" Office, 450 Hay Street, Perth. said it was a great privilege to the gratitude of the Holy land." nuns to the Church. SAGA, Kyoto -Fu,
Japan-(By prepare the people for baptism,
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"Crying Room" In New Church
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U.S. Gives £20,000 To Ma nooth College Fund
Pope Thanks Ireland .
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