No. 3238.
PERTH, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1966.
(Registered at the G.P.O., Perth for transmission by post as a Newspaper)
POLAND'S MILLENNIUM
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DONATION of more than $500 contributed by Catholics at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., was recently presented to St. Joseph's Leprosarium in Ben Son, Vietnam. Lt.-General Jean E. Engler, Deputy C ommanding General of U.S. Army Vietnam, and Chaplain (Lt.-Col.) Thomas D. McGrath are shown making the presentation to Sister Pose and Sister Marie of the Sisters of Mercy, who operate the leprosariurn. • IN GERMANY, about $412,460,000 was donated by the Catholics of that country during their annual Lenten collection to fight against world hunger and poverty. It was the largest sum ever collected in the eight-year-old drive. About $113,560,000 of the total will be used to assist famine-ridden areas of India. • IN AUSTRALIA, donations are still coming in from Catholics for "Project Compassion" organised by the Australian Bishops. The total amount donated will not be known for some time.
The Polish government has shattered plans of thousands of Catholics to visit Poland during celebrations of its millennium of Christianity.
Two chaplains to the Polish community in Australia have been refused visas to enter Poland. They are Monsignor W. Dziecol of Perth and Father L. Jaroszka of Geelong, Victoria. However, four other Polish priests in Australia have been granted visas. Monsignor Dziecol told Polish government has "The Record" that he turned thumbs down on was notified by telegram Pope Paul's projected on April 2 that he could visit to Poland for the "I celebrations in May. not go to Poland. A well - informed have not been given any reason, as yet. for the source at the Vatican confirmed Italian press refusal," he said. reports that a Polish Monsignor Dziecol and diplomat gave this mesFather Jaroszka will sage to a representative now join thousands of of the Holy See. The Poles for a special cele- Rome leftist daily. Paqse bration being held in Sera, named the Polish Rome from May 12 to diplomat as that coun16. Monsignor will leave try's Ambassador in Fremantle in the Aus- Rome, Addam Willtralis on Sunday morn- mann. It is generally ing. believed that the most likely representative of Americans the Vatican is Monsignor Agostino CasaIn the United States, roli Under-Secretary of the Polish Embassy in State for Extraordinary Washington has refused Affairs of the Papal applications for visas of Secretariat of State. thousands of Americans, including a number of Inopportune Catholic Prelates. The embassy indicated According to Paese that the Polish commu- Sera, Willmann informnist government has no ed the Vatican represenHAS FOLLOWED UP ITS ANNOUNCED EXPULSION OF ALL interest in the celebra- tative that the Pope's tions planned by the visit would be "inopporFOREIGN MISSIONARIES WHO HAVE ENTERED THE COUNTRY Church in Poland, which tune at this point." It will centre around the placed the conversation IN THE PAST 18 YEARS WITH THE SEIZURE OF ALL REMAINING country's national shrine on March 20, but a Vati- MISSIONARY AND OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS. of Our Lady of Czesto- can source said the two chowa. The country's leftis' tent that their teachers less than a fortnight men met a few days regime had nationalised salaries were underwrit a fter the government of Archbishop John P. earlier. Cody of Chicago had The press office of the all private high schools ten by the State. Premier Ne Win asked planned to lead a pil- Polish Embassy at first and middle schools a that all foreign missionThe new seizure will aires who entered he grimage on April 28 confirmed the Paese year earlier. But it anfrom the Chicago area, Sera report to enquir- nounced on April 5 that leave only the semi- country after Burma beone of the largest cen- ing reporters, but to re- the remaining 685 ele- naries under Church ad- came independent — on tres of Polish-Americans porters who phoned mentary schools will re- ministration. January 4 1948 — to The further nationali leave by the end of 1966. in the country. later it stated that it had open as State schools The when the new term be - sation was made public (See Page Five.) Neither Arch bishop no information. Cody nor his auxiliary, Vatican press office gins in May. The overwhelmingly B ishop Aloysius J. stuck by its original Wycislo, has been grant- statement that it had no Buddhist country has a Catholic population of information. ed travel permits. 21,000 — less than one The embassy secretary governPolish The said in a statement is- ment informed the Vati- per cent of the total. But sued in Chicago: "We can of its refusal about until the initial seizure THE ideas reportedly held by Vietnamese Father have nothing against six weeks before the last year, over half of Paul Hoang Quynh do not represent opinions Archbishop Cody or the millenary celebrations Burma's schools had of the Catholics of Squth Vietnam, Archbishop ROSE MANURE other eminent Church in the Marian shrine been conducted by Cath- Paul Nguyen Van Binh of Saigon told the Backed by David Gray's 25 years experience in W.A. leaders, but our people city of Czestochowa olics or member3 of N.C.W.C. News Service. conditions, David Grays Rose Manure has all the trace in Poland feel it would which the Pope had other Christian denomiThe priest was reported as severely criticising elements necessary to ensure you of better autumn not be good to have so hoped to attend. It is nations, primarily An- the present m:litary government and calling for a glicans and Baptists. blooms Available in bass from 71bs. to 56Ibs. many Churchmen in believed the Polish govcivilian government composed of "representaWarsaw at the same ernment was unable to Convents, schools, churches, hospitals etc., ring or SUBSIDISED tives of each of the country's main religions." time." write to Mr. Gerry Fuller for prompt delivery. obtain the concessions Opinions heard by Father Patrick O'Connor in Despite official silence it sought from the VatiSince Burmese indeon the part of the Holy can in return for an pendence in 1948, many Saigon from Catholics since Buddhists bear See and the Polish Em- agreement to allow the Christian sPhools had attacking the government differ greatly from bassy in Rome, it has Pnnn to take part in the been subsidised by the those attributed to Father Quvnh in a recent 10 RAILWAY PARADE, WEST PERTH 28 3611 become evident that the Catholic festivities. government to the ex interview published by an American wire service rE171111116. 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