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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1949
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Seventy-sixth Year.
U.K. Policy A Millstone
The Poles Urged To Stand On Catholic Education LONDON, Aug.
25-(NC).-
Laying the corner stone of a £50,000 school at Baguley, BAPTISMS SWELL IN Cheshire, Bishop John A. Murphy, of Shrewsbury, told 2,000 GAOL FOR BOYS. people attending the ceremony: LONDON, Sept. 3-(NC).TOKYO. "If there is no help coming from VATICAN CITY, Sept. 3.A death sentence imposed upon Government circles, it is not a (Radio, NC).-On the tenth anNews Service) (Radio, N.C.W.C. a priest, and prison sentences invasion Poland's niversary of TOKYO, Sept. 9.-An increase foundation stone we are laying nine school boys, said to a millstone round by Hitler's armies, His Holiness LANDOWNERS HEED for our have been "persuaded" by a of 21 per cent. in the number of but Pope Pins XII. has addressed a baptised Catholics, as also of the necks." in "criminal priest to engage Eminence long letter to His "The time may come," he activities," are the latest devel- catechumens, in the Archdiocese added, PAPAL PLEA. Adam Cardinal Sapieha, Archa foundation stone in the war waged by of Tokyo is revealed by a com- will not"when bishop of Cracow, and the other (By N.C.W.C. News Service) opments even be a millstone, but statistics isofficial parison of -dominated re the Communist members of the Polish Hiera tombstone on Catholic educaBOCHUM, Sept. 9-(NC).of Poland against Catho- sued here by the Archdiocese in tion." archy, in which he makes note In his address to the German gime 1948 and 1949. of the stifling of religious life in "Katholikentag," His Holiness lics. The cost of the new school, increase in of The percentage The priest, identified as the CaPoland and exhorts Polish Bishop disclosed must come Pope Pius XII stressed the urwas sen- the Catholic population in 1947 the tholics to defend their faith with gent need of translating Catholic Rev. Stanislaw Junusz, from people of the parish. tenced to death by a military was only 19 per cent above the The the all their might. Government contributes number of The 1946 figure. In court after he was convicted of into action. social teachings was The Pope's letter, which In addition, the local response to the Papal membership in the illegal or- Catholics, which was given at nothing. published to -day in "Osserva- immediate Catholics must build a £270,000 plea, a group of Catholic landand 10,397 last year, has now risen tore Romano," recalls the efforts owners in Westphalia announc- ganisation WIN (Freedom school. Another man to 12,441, while catechumens high of the Holy Father, personally ed the donation of a sizeable Independence). children "If proceed to their now numinstruction under still and through his representatives plot of land, which is to be used was also sentenced to death and ber 4,209, as compared with full educational curriculum, it in various countries, to spare for the building of a Workers' six to prison terms. cost will us £500 for every year. last 3,480 The nine school boys, sentencPoland the horrors of war. It The total of baptisms for this child," Bishop Murphy said. under "Katholiken- ed in Szeczin (Stettin) by a then observes that the extraor- settlement Most of the Catholics in the auspices. military tribunal, were found year is 3,465, including 1,727 Baguley area dinary faculties granted to the tag" have moved there adults, as compared with 1,413 The funds for this project were Polish Bishops after the war en- collected during one of the guilty of membership in an illerecently from Manchester, un943 in year and only adults last Acable them to assist the faithful meetings here, with virtually gal military organisation. der official encouragement, to 1947. Another encouraging feain their spiritual needs. The let- every participant contributing cording to the government -con- ture of this year's report is the alleviate overcrowding. They they were ter also affirms that everything one hour's wages toward realisa- trolled Polish radio, teacher of number of annual confessions, had already previously built a persuaded by their must be done to relieve the suf- tion of the plan. religion to collect arms and to which rose from 6,099 to 7,711, school for their children in ferings of Poles living outside A joint committee of Catholic look for somebody older than an increase of 26 per cent since Manchester and now have to the borders of their country. begin building again. 1948. unaniand workers employers they to lead the organisation. The report lists 26 parishes If the children had been transWhen Poland was occupied by mously adopted a resolution ferred under the requirements with 21 an alien power, the letter con- calling for participation this year as compared of tinues, every effort was made- workers in the management and Thought is supreme, to think last year, and of these six had of the Education Act, they would have ranked as "displaced more than 100 adult converts. though often in vain-to facili- profits of industries. rightly is to create. pupils" and would have been tate religious life and to mitieligible for Government aid in gate the conditions of the people. building the new school. Four years after the end of Nearly 200 miles away, in the war, the Catholic Church in Bedfordshire, Catholic parents Poland has not yet achieved its have been warned by Bishop freedom, the Holy Father deLeo Parker, of Luton, that they clares, listing the numerous will have to find about £560,000 measures impairing that freefor education. dom: Catholic associations have "How are you going to face been suppressed; religious teach(N.C.W.C. News Service.) of the Federal Government, and cure external peace and true insuch a burden," the Bishop ing in the schools is impeded; reconciliation. ternal foreign distinguished LUCERNE, Switzerland, Sept. many "You can work out the free growth of religious in- 9-(NC).-The Bishop Franz von Streng, of asked. of guests. Catholics stitutions is forbidden; the Ca- Switzerland look back upon The convention, inspired by Basle and Lugano, delivered the what it will cost per parent, per tholic religion is reviled and in- their recent National Catholic the motto, "Hallowed be Thy sermon during the outdoor Mass, child, to have your child edusulted; Catholic publications are Convention ("Katholikentag") Name," was climaxed by an ad- which was concluded by a pro- cated in a Catholic school in chained by censorship; and reli- as one of the greatest demon- dress by His Holiness Pope Pius cession of the Blessed Sacra- this town. "It may be £40 per head, and gious assistance is denied to pri- strations of the Faith this coun- XII, broadcast directly from ment led by Bishop Victor Biesoners. Rome, and spoken in French, ler, of Sion, amidst a massing of many of our parents have more try has ever seen. than one child." Even correspondence between One hundred thousand Catho- German and Italian, the three 2,000 Eucharistic banners. the Holy See and the Polish lics of the nation gathered on languages of this country. In Hierarchy and the faithful has the shore of Lake Lucerne in them the Pontiff expressed the been rendered impossible, and the shadow of Mt. Pilatus for hope that the Holy Year of 1950 Catholic life is becoming daily their first Katholikentag since may bring the world's people se ADVANTAGES OF INDIAN MERGER. more difficult, the letter says. the war, the ninth gathering of MADRAS, India, Aug. 25- Government to requisition school Despite these conditions, the its kind, (NC).-The integration of about buildings would be proceeded letter concludes, no fear per- The record attendance of deleABDULLAH WHY 650 minor Indian states into with. turbs the spirit of the Polish dates from every part of the about 30 large individual states people. Poland must rally closer country was headed by Archand unions of states has been of to Christ and the Church, the bishop Filipo Bernardini, AposWENT TO SPAIN. advantage to Christianity, it is Holy Father writes, exhorting tolic Nuncio to Switzerland, who As a result of A LITURGICAL MADRID, Sept. 8-(NC).- observed here. the noble Polish nation to act came from Berne to sing the unflinchingly, to suffer cour- Pontifical Mass, and 20 Bishops Generalissimo Francisco Franco, these mergers, the territory of is being states these of many King welcomed ageously, and to hope stead- and Abbots. Also attending Head of State, COOKERY BOOK. fastly in the struggle toward ob- were Dr. Enrico Clio and Dr. Abdullah of Jordan on his arri- opened to missionary work. For instance, the ban on the taining their true objectives. Philipp Etter, Catholic members val at La Coruna on an 11 -day BURLINGTON, Vt.-(NC).the into missionaries of entry He then came visit to Spain. A liturgical cook book will be to the capital and inspected pub- territory of Udaipur (not to be published next month by the lic monuments, following which confounded with the Rajput National Catholic Rural Life he was to visit the south of state of that name in western Conference, it was announced REMOVE ABUSES, NOT UNIONS. Spain at Grenada and Seville. India) and Jashpur is now being here. Speaking about the character He will embark at Malaga to re- lifted by the governments of the (N.C.W.C. News Service.) The book will be divided acKing Abdul- Central Provinces and Bihar. the six liturgical seaSAN DIEGO- (NC).-"It is of labour's leadership, he said: turn to Jordan. field of edu- cording to will feature dishes apin the However, "The labour fact that some leadthe first reigning said to be lah, just as unreasonable to attack ers are crooked still sub- sons, and for example, to Lent, are Christians cation, tyrannical, and in 20 Spain to visit monarch abuses unionism because of In the propriate, harrassment. Christmas, etc. It will which have crept in as it is to and that others are loyal to a years, had previously visited ject to Provinces and Bihar, Easter, Central attack marriage because of the government not our own, does London. designed for use in the kitCatholic school authorities have be prevalence of adultery or birth not change the picture essentialchen and home economic classes, ROME, Sept. 6-(Radio, NC). recently received notices from according to Msgr. Luigi G. Ligcontrol," declared Bishop Char- ly. I do not wish to minimise provinand councils municipal the danger abuses, of these but on commenting an article -In les F. Buddy, of San Diego, at a utti, executive secretary of the they ought not to be exagger- the importance of the, visit of cial educational officials to show conference. Labour Day Mass here. ated, either. There are crooks King Abdullah to Spain, "II cause why one or other Catholic The volume will be displayed "In both cases," he recom- and scoundrels in government Quotidianoj" Catholic Action school should not be taken over convention of the mended, "the abuses ought to be and business, in law and medi- daily, This at the annual Many notes that Palestine will by public authorities. of the reeradicated without destroying cine, in every segment of the be the subject of discussion be- means they would have to close conference. by Monsigcollected were cipes the institution." population. Organised labour tween the Moslem monarch and as solely Catholic schools, or nor Ligutti during his recent grants would be denied them. Eighteen representatives of has its share, bat no more than Generalissimo Franco. on five continents. The Catholic authorities, through travels management and 18 of labour its share." The writer notes that the SpanLadies of the Grail, of Grailformed an escort of honour for ish attitude on Palestinian Holy the Catholic Union of India, the ville, Loveland, Ohio, also cothe Bishop at the Mass, which Places will certainly influence laymen's organisation, are tak- operated in preparing the rewas offered in a recreational Out of 5,356,351 pupils who in considerably the action of Latin- ing the matter up with secular cipes. field at the new Mission Bay 1948 attended State-controlled American countries at the Unit- authorities. Meantime, K. Madproject. These men also took elementary schools in England ed Nations meetings. Any Span- hava Menon, Education MinisPublished by and part in labour -management re- and Wales, 375,645 went to ish -Jordanian agreement will be ter in the Madras Provincial Printed Keith Francis Spruhan, at lations seminars conducted un- those for Catholic children, the sure to include the protection of Cabinet, has announced that the 450 Hay Office, Record" "The der diocesan sponsorship here in British Ministry of Education Christian interests, "Quotidian" Education Bill introduced by his Street, Perth. predecessor and empowering the recent months. adds. announced.
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