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K. of C. Ask Red Ban RIVIERE DU LOUP, Que., July 8-(NC).--More than 700 Knights of Columbus, representing the 55,000 members of 145 Councils in the Province of Quebec, adopted a resolution at a recent meeting here asking the Canadian Government to outlaw Communism.
Vatican to Have Nuncio in India
BERNE, Switzerland, July 8-(NC).-Whatever changes in Yugoslavia's internal and external policy may result from the clash between the Tito regime and Moscow, there are no indications of any let-up in the Communist warfare on the Church and religion in general. On the contrary, latest news arriving here from inside Yugoslavia reveal further mass arrests of priests and religious, particularly in the Province of Hercegovina. which have seriously crippled the Church in that area. These measures, carried out by regime to carry out threats the OZNA, Tito's dreaded secret against the Catholic Church re-
VA clCAN CITY, July 6.-His Holiness Pope Pius XII. has appointed Archbishop Leo P. Kierkels, C.S.P., The Archbishop, who for as Papal Internuncio to India. many years has served as Apostolic Delegate to India, thus becomes the first Papal Envoy to that new nation
cently expressed by prominent with diplomatic status. communists, including Edware Kardelj, Vice t'remier of the BelThe establishment of diplo- tholics with a powerful means for grade Government. (Kardetj matic relations between the ventilating their grievances and was among those speciticaby Five Franciscan priests from stained in the first blast Vatican and India was announced arriving at an amicable settleof the The Apos- ment." the provincial monastery at Mos- Communist several weeks ago. Bureau, tar, and six Sisters from the charged withInformation tolic Internunciature will be esThe 'Examiner," of Bombay, promoting a 'hateThe pointed out that "it should Nr local Catholic hospital were taken tablished at Delhi, India. ful" policy against the Soviet Bishop Delegation was located to prison at the time of Apostolic ARCHBISHOP ALOYSIUS borne in mind that Vatican dipCule's arrest, and some time Union and deviating from the orat Bangalore, Mysore, India. omacy is not of a political nature, STEPINAC. thodox Communist party line.) later another priest and ten adIndia's representation at the for the Holy See is not concernThe reports express concern for ditonal Sisters were arrested. All Bishop Vatican will have the rank of a ed with politics as such, the purCule, since it is known of the prisoners are held incomLegation. pose and aims of the Church he has been in poor health municado-a usual practice in that being spiritual." during the year. past 6July DELHI, India, ....NEW Yugoslavia, where the right of and the Catholic (NC).-Both ABSURD CHARGES. habeas corpus is not recognised. secular press in this new nation The Rev. Urban Krizomali, SERVICES NOW IMPOSSIBLE. Trogir, was sentenced to seven are hailing the establishment of the years' imprisonment by a "Peoabout No information diplomatic relations between hscharges against the priests and ple's Court" in Spalato (Split) eis and the Vatican as a forwartt Sisters is available yet; it is on ''theft" charges arising from CLEVELAND, July 5-(NC). step that will benefit both. thought, however, that they will his share in the management or -The time is now ripe to de- "'the Hindu," a be the usual ones about "colla- die Croatian Library and the mand the release of Archbishop daily of Madras, declares that the boration with the enemy.' Leone printing plant in Spalato, Aloisius Stepinac, of Zegreb, serv- "India Government will find the These latest measures of perse- 60 per cent. of which are State- ing a 16-year prison term impos- Papal Nunciature a support for PARIS, July 8.-Marking the cution will render impossible even owned. Two other priests re- ed on him by the 'Tito regime. their endeavours in the matter of the most elementary services of ceived shorter sentences in the Dr. Vojtech Krajcovic, Slovak creating communal harmony, en- route taken by the Americas religion in many parishes of the same trial. Catholic leader, who recently re- suring social welfare and sowing forces after landing on the populous and mountainous DioPersons familiar with the situ- turned from Europe, told the the seeds of world peace." "The cese of Mostar, the reports de- ation declare these theft charges 25th. annual meeting of Greek non-violence policy of the India shores of Normandy in 1944, a The number of priests absurd, since these priests mere- Catholic Union here. clare. Government cannot find a strong- series of 1,500 markers will be and religious labouring in that ly sought to uphold their rights Some 250 delegates attended er ally than the Vatican," the placed from coast to coast to the area was greatly reduced by the of ownership in enterprises which the meeting and gave a rousing paper says. ravages of war and by earlier had been confiscated by the Gov- demonstration of loyalty to BisBENEFITS TO CATHOLICS. area of Bastogne, in Belgium, Communist massacres of the ernment. "It looks like another hop Daniel Ivancho, of the PittsIn explaining the benefits to be and will be known as the "Road clergy. example of the practical applica- burgh Greek rite diocese, when derived by Catholics, the paper to Liberty." tion of Marxist dialectics, with he addressed them at their ban- states that since "the Catholic FIRST ONSLAUGHTS. Fears are being expressed that the thief trying to send to gaol quet. body in India is divided among The first marker has been blew in the Chapel of St. Louis at these additional arrests repre- the owner of that which he has In Europe Dr. Krajcovic visited several provinces and states, they sent the first moves of the Tito stolen," one comment stated. the leading capitals and contact- are not in a position yet to exert the Invalides, tomb of Napoleon, ed resistance leaders fighting their combined influence in the in Paris. Small sacks of earth cemeterihe Communism. In his address provinces and states when mat- from 17 American placed were within the marker as here he warned that some of the ters affecting Catholic morality "escapees" Communist and Catholic culture are involved a symbol of the American sacrifrom areas "escaped too easily, have vis-a-vis the Government of In- fice. The marker was blessed too much money, and are bent (iia." individual provinces by Father Van Hal, Arnerimus only on confusing nationality and states," it contineee, "legis- army chaplain, and Father Bad*, groups in the United States re- lation concerning education, mar- French army chaplain. Attendsisting Soviet encroachment of riage, birth -control, inheritance ing the ceremony were President their homelands." and social reform may be intro- Vincent Auriol, of France, Preduced, often causing injury to mier Robert Schuman, United Ambassador Jefferson Catholic principles and interests, States and under such circumstances Caffery, and Mme. Leclerc de being At his three-day "trial" he was Pope's Gift to Greece diplomatic relations with India Hauteclocque, wife of the famA new slogan is now and the Vatican will provide Ca- ous French General. whispered from Orthodox to Ca- accused of saying there is no freeVATICAN CITY-Msgr. Gm tholic in Yugoslavia: "You have dom of religion in Yugoslavia. Those familiar with the situa- coma Testa, Charge d'Affaires of We have Varnava." Stepinac. .n Delegation "Varnava" is Bishop Varnava tion point out that this was hard- the Apostolic tne Orthodox ly a strange statement for a Bis- Greece, has presented to Nastic, 34 -year -old of Bishop of Sarajevo. He has been hop to make-aware, as he was, Queen of Greece, on behalf Pius XII., an sentenced by a People's Court to that hundreds of Orthodox priests His Holiness Poperelief of Greek are in prison, that many have offering for the 11 years' hard labour. The Queen expressed been murdered by Communists, children. Reports received by the N.C.- and that priests in general lost to Monsignor Testa her own and W.C. correspondent in Vienna their means of subsistence when the Greek people's deep gratithe child, to whom all violence By MAX JORDAN show that even the usually garb- their little plots of land were con- tude for the Holy Father's pawas abhorrent," the Bishop said. led reports in the Communist fiscated under the land "reform." ternal gift. (Correspondent, N.C.W.C. News "In a truly unique way God Press failed to paint Bishop Nashas fulfilled the boy's wish. BeService). tic as a criminal. sides the bloody one there is an MUENSTER, Westphalia, June unbloody martyrdom of faith and He emerges from his "trial" as prethe XII., Pius 17.-When chaiity. Such an unbloody mara hero, guilty only of fighting for sently reigning Pontiff, was a tyrdom, no doubt, is to -day the the religious rights of his people, a become wanted to he boy, or Communist youth office and the work of the one condemning "martyr without nails," Bishop anisations, refusing to collaborThe twenty-fifth Holy Year in of pilgrimage to Rome, and is Michael Keller, of Muenster, said who is Christ's Vicar on earth as the successor of St. Peter, fie ate with the Tito regime's efforts the history of the Catholic Church traditionally marked by the grantsermon after returning must forsake his own personal to subjugate the Orthodox Church. will be celebrated he 11954. ing of special indulgences to all here inhisa first to life, his private interests, and alvisit limina ad from saydictates, and are to Communist who confess their sins and the Eternal City. This was announced by His truly penitent.) ing that Communism is threatenmost wholly his own self. From "When little Eugenio Pacelli the early morning until late at ing the existence of religion in Holiness Pope Pius XII., when reIn proclaiming the Holy Yea-, the wishes of good plying to the martyrs, night his whole strength, all hie Yugoslavia. Pope Pius expressed the hope that once was told about the Bishop Nastic, born in the College of Cardinals on the Feast after the sad times just past it he was full of enthusiasm and thoughts, all his worries, how would be for the human family a wanted to become a martyr, too, and wishes belong to the Church United States, was consecrated of his patron, Saint ngene. (Celebration of the Holy Year harbinger of a new era of peace, but one 'without nails,' for nails alone, to the welfare of the flak in Belgrade by the Orthodox Paran counter to the sentiments of entrusted to his care." It is a time prosperity and progress. triarch last year. is of ancient origin. police, took place in connection with the arrest of Bishop Peter Cule, of Mostar, who is still being held on unspecified charges.
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