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TECHNY, III., June 17.-(NC). ROME, June 21 (Radio, N.C.). every -Virtually all the Irish living in five of the world-wide missionary Rome greeted Eamon de Valera,
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Society of the Divine Word -652 former Prime Minister of Ireland, persons in all-was killed in during his three-day visit here. World War IL, according to an Mr. de Valera came here on his official summary of war -time return trip from Australia, losses which has been received at where he attended the centenary A Franciscan priest refugee from the terrorism prethe Society's American head- of Melbourne diocese last month. vailing in Yugoslavia makes some astounding revelations quarters here from the Rome The biggest of the receptions of the conditions prevailing in that unhappy country, in a Generalate. arranged lecture reported below. In Europe, 327 perished, includ- national in honour of the Irish It clearly emerges that Tito is leader was that at the ing 15 priests, 158 seminarians, Irish College resolved to annihilate the Catholic Church. Whether his Discussing and 113 brothers; 41 of these the impressionshere. outlawry from the Cominform will alter his tactics remains on his were killed in concentration trip around the gathered world, Mr. de to be seen. camps, or met other violent Valera particularly extolled the deaths. (N C.W.C. News Service.) eph Seminary and St. Francis Reorld-wide scope and the outIn the missions, 108 priests and standing CHICAGO, June 25.-In Com- treat House, at Mayslake, the quality of the work perbrothers were lost. In New formed by munist -controlled Yugoslavia a soft-spoken priest charged: Irish missionaries Guinea 58 met their deaths, a fig- which, "The Communists have killed priest to live must be silent; a he said, equals and even ure that includes two Bishops. priest who escaped from Yugo more than 1,600,000 men, women surpasses that done in Ireland's The East Indies counts 32 lost, slavia to -day talked here in a and children in Yugoslavia. And China eight, and the Philippines glorious historical past. Tito boasts of this record to keep free America. Prior to his return home, Mr. nine. Bishop William Finnethe people in fear. There's ere He is the Rev. John Poulik, main, of Mindoro, Philiptiines de Valera was granted a private secular priest, who escaped to mass grave at Kocevski Rog, Sloaudience by His Holiness Pope was treacherously murdered by Italy from Yugoslavia, May 13, venia, with 28,000 persons murthe Japanese, after he had refus- Pius XII. The 1945, when Marshal Tito officially dered by the Communists. ed them the use of his mission took over that Balkan country. population of this area is 330,000. compound for immoral purposes. Guinea, when the prison -ships The priest, now a teacher in a THIS FREEDOM. Of the two Sister communities Akiski and Dorish Maru were college in Illinois, escaped the Father Poulik said he was conTHE OUTLAW! effiliated with the Fathers of the strafed. Seven Sisters of the same day he was condemned to demned to death for preaching Divine Word, the active mission- contemplative branch were killed death for preaching against athe- on the Encyclical, "Divini Re Serary branch of the Sister during the bombardment of their istic Communism from the put demptoris," of Pope Pius XI., In the Diocese of Ljubljana, Slovants of the Holy Ghost, number Perpetual Adoration in pit. which vehemently denounced venia, alone 80 priests were toe- 70 lost, 54 of whom died off New Baguio, Philippines. Convent tured and later executed without MASS GRAVES. atheistic Communism. He addAttending the 29th. annual ed that about 300 priests were trial, he said. The Catholic Church in Yugomeeting of the Franciscan Edu- killed by the Yugoslav Reds for cational Conference at St. Jos. preaching against Communism. slavia is permitted to operate "legally," but it is considered an $ act against the State for a priest to sanctify any day as a holy day, including a Sunday, as the State requires the people to work all days. "All work is prescribed by the State," Father Poulik said. "Farmers must produce a prescribed quota for the State-or else the farm is taken away or urged by His Eminence Alfredo the farmer liquidated. No workIldefonso Cardinal Schuster, er has a car. All cars were conArchbishop of Milan, in a lett-i fiscated by the State. In fact, to priests participating in a social a shoemaker who owns a machine study week. Accordins to a is denounced as a capitalist and German -language Vatican Radio his machine is confiscated." broadcast, monitored here, tin Cardinal declared that the percentage of Communist party members in Italy is higher than in Soviet Russia, and that the Greek Bishops Communists are trying to nun the trade unions, which are an organ of national economic life, Protest Against Child BASILICA OF SAN LORENZO, ROME. into an organ of party politics. That this should be the case, the Cardinal is quoted as say, was Abduction partly the fault of Catholics themselves, "standing aloof as they (lid from political life and not being politically active ROME, June 19-NC).-The enough in labour organisations.'' Catholic Bishops of Greece have addressed an appeal "to the conscience of all civilised peoples" against CARDINAL SCHUSTER. the mass abduction and transportation outside the WASHINGTON, June 22country of hundreds of (NC).-Greater activity of Cachildren by the Communist tholics in Italian political life bloc of States, according to and in trade union activities was MEXICO CITY, June 24a report issued here by the (NC).-Answering the atheist Fides International Agency. Rivchallenge painted by Diego Signed by six Catholic Bisera on a mural in the new Hotel Japanese Woman hops of Greece, the appeal del Prado, students carried large is addressed to the Catholic banners with the inscription "God VATICAN CITY, June 21-Radio, N C).-The "Association Episcopate and faithful of does exist," and chanted the of Romans," a cultural -social organisation, which was suppressed Converted 3,000 the whole world and to all phrase as they marched through by Mussolini and has come to life again kas dedicated a marbde civiased peoples asking them La Alameda Park here amid the monument near the portico of San Lorenzo Basilica, in commemto use their influence with Mary Nakahama, a 63 -year -old acclamation of the people. oration of the Holy Father's charitable assistance to the victims their respective governJapanese Catholic of Kobe, is of the bombing attack on July 19, 1943. The basilica, many ments that the Communist credited with bringing more than Mr. Rivera had painted the homes, and tombs and monuments in Campo Verona Cemetery bloc shall be required to re3,000 people into the Church. phrase ''God does not exist" on suffered severe damage as the result of the air attack. turn these children to their Her apostolate is visiting the the scroll held by a Mexican perThe Holy Father received members of the association prior homes, families and religion. sick in hospital. sonality in his mural. Because to the dedication of the monument. He told them that he saw The appeal also protests For nearly 50 years she has of the phrase Archbishop Luis in their action an open profession of their firm adherence to the against the plight of Greece been cooking, sewing and wasn- Martinez, of Mexico City, refused glorious traditions of Rome and a manifestation of the Roman which, three years after the ing, all without pay, to help the to bless the new hotel. Later a people's unbending will to rise from the ruins and to build new cessation of hostilities, must group of students went into the sick in hospital. and greater works in a spirit of Christian virtue and civil progress. "undergo insidious attacks Few members of hospital staffs hotel dining room, where the The Pontiff counselled them to promote, over and above from so-called civilised and know her real name, but all know mural is, and scratched out the material reconstruction, the watchful protection and the refree nations united to drag objectionable words. Mr. Rivera "Maria San"-Miss Mary. establishment of those religious and moral factors which should her behind the iron curtain Even after Japan's defeat, when painted the phrase in again, but be the guide and rule in every sphere of activity. In conclusion, in order to subject her, too, poverty came on an unprecedent- recently the words were rubbed the Pope urged them to join in giving thanks to the Divine Saviour to a totalitarian and antied scale to the nation, she was out again by unknown persons. and His Holiest Mother, to whose Immaculate Heart the city had Christian regime." somehow able to gather a supply Hotel officials have now' boarded recently been dedicated, that the Sion of the New Testament was of morsels for the sick. up the mural. spared the devastations which had been visited upon other cities. -
CATHOLICS ALOOF REDS GAIN
Rome Bombing
God Does Exist
Recalled
Pope's Aid to Victims