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(N.C.W.C. News Service).
VATICAN CITY, Sept. 18Radio, NC).-His Holiness Pope Pius XII. received 1,000 Rover Scouts, most of whom had walked, in a driving rain, from Rome to the Papal summer residence at Castelgandolfo-a distance of 15 PARIS, Sept. 17-(NC).-Approximately 12,000 Chil- miles. The Scouts left Rome at 10.30 dren of Mary, from France, England, Scotland, Ireland, o'clock in the evening. At one The school eventually will ac- ments in the building of this o'clock in the morning they atcommodate 1,360 students. The mighty nation were motivated Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Syria, Lebanon, and CenMass in the catacombs faculty is composed of 28 priests, and inspired by the twin virtues tral Africa have celebrated the centennial of their associa- tended of San Domitilla Basilica, on the halt of whom are Viatorian of love of God and of country,' Via Ardeatina, where they reClerics. Besides the Cardinal, the Cardinal continued. tion here, a few months after the canonisation of St. ceis ed Holy Communion. They the speakers included Msgr. FulMonsignor Sheen also paid tri- Catherine Laboure. All wore the same costume-blue arrived in Castelgandolfo at 6.30 ton J. Sheen, of the Catholic bute to Archbishop Stepinac. He and were received by the Holy and said: "There is a new crime in skirt and beret and white blouse. University of America, Father at 9.30 o'clock in the Mayor William O'Dwyer, of New the world: the crime of believing morning. York. in God. This monument is deDuring their stay in Paris, the girls participated in reThe following countries were "In its very name," Cardinal dicated to such a 'criminal', who, Spellman told the assemblage, like Christ, suffers under Pon- ligious ceremonies at several churches, pilgrimages, proces- represented among the pilgrims: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, "this school stands for all that tius Pilate. Out of the mouths sions, doctrinal conferences, and study sessions. France, Germany, Italy, Malta, is good and just and courageous, of youth will come his praise." Holland and French Algeria. for Archbishop Stepinac is more than one man languishing in a Yugoslav prison cell, the victim Darryl Zanuck, the Hollywood of godless Communism, and a film magnate, and Henry King, martyr to the ideals that Amerithe producer, were received by the cans revere and cherish. He is Holy Father at Castel Gandolfo the symbol of Peter and Paul recently, and chatted with him and all the apostles and martyrs, about the film business. alio, for truth, for the love of oral Ministers of State were The Pope congratulated thane God and the salvation of their VATICAN CITY, Sept. 20-(NC).-Thc death with- among the first to send condol- on their film, "Song of Bernabrethren, have suffered betrayal in a few hours of two Princes of the Church has reduced ences on the death of the pre- dette" and the new film, "Behind and persecution down through late. The Cardinal died of a the Iron Curtain." the Sacred College of Cardinals-traditionally limited to stomach the ages of Christianity. ulcer recently compliMr. Zanuck presented the Holy are of And 70-to 57 of whom Italian 36 members, 21 of cated by internal hemorrages and Father with a portable altar and "He also reincarnates the symwhat seemed to be a case of the Pope gave his visitors medals bol of the fathers and mothers non -Italian nationality. in memory of their visit. of America whose thoughts, Their deaths raise to twelve the number of Cardinals pneumonia. powers, sacrifices and achieve -
NEW YORK.-Voicing the prayer that the 4,200,000 dol. high school for boys, named for the valiant Archbishop Aloysius Stepinac of Zagreb, "will ever be the full embodiment of the great and generous spirit that is America,." His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, officiated at impressive dedication rites of 'he institution at White Plains, just outside this city.
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CHICAGO (NC).A nation-wide movement to enlist Catholics in a crusade of prayer to St. Therese of the Child Jesus for the conversion of Russia, will be launched here at the Shrine of the Little Flower on September 26. It was said that Mother Agnes and Sister Genevieve, contemporaries of the Little Flower in their cloister at Carmelite Lisieux, will participate in France.
Wall St. Backs
Cardinal Rossi died at the from the Holy See. He was apScalabrini pointed Bishop of Volterra, Italy, the nevitiate of del in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV. In near Bassano Fathers, Grappa, a mountain resort in the 1923 he was recalled to Rome by Italian Alps. He had gone there Pope Pius XI. to become Assessor to attend a meeting of priests of the Consistorial CongregaHis death came tion, at the same time being proand chaplains. unexpectedly, although he suffer- moted to Titular Archbishop of ed a slight heart attack several Thessalonica. In 1930 the prelate FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 18.-Wall Street was months ago. Cardinal Rossi was created a Cardinal by Pius would have completed his 72nd. XI. and named Secretary of the behind the observance of the recent 700th. jubilee of the year within less than two months. Consistorial Congregation. Cologne Cathedral, according to the Soviet -controlled Born in Pisa, Italy, on October His Eminence Manuel Cardinal "Taeglische Rundschau," Berlin daily, which terms the enfuture prelate 28, 1876, the Arce y Ochotorena, Archbishop tered the Order of Discalced Car- of Tarragona, has died at his See celebrations "a reactionary demonstration of the alliance melites at the age of 21, and was at the age of 69. His death leaves between American capitalism and the Holy See." ordained in 1901. In 1913 he was Spain with only two Princes of Behind it all, says the paper, who probably to -day is among given a position in the general the Church: the Archbishops of stood "the spirit of a man who the closest advisers of the Re curia of his Order, and also re- Toledo and Seville. was not personally present, but man Pontiff, Myron Taylor, Preceived many important charges Generalissimo Franco and sevsident Truman's personal representative at the Vatican, and who to advance the education of a in private life is a magnate of seminarian or add it to a general the American steel industry and fund for the seminary in his a partner of the banking firm of diocese. J. P. Morgan." The Fraternity is named for ST. BENEDICT, La.-(NC).Mr. Taylor, the paper adds, A group of men who began stud- the late Rev. Verbis Lafleur, who has made "a solid alliance of tbe ies for the priesthood in semin- was taken prisoner by the Japanpartnership which has existed se aries but dropped out before or- ese while serving as on Army long between Wall Street and dination have formed the Lafleur Chaplain, was drowned when a the Holy See, the latter itself, Fraternity, the plan of which boat on which he and other pribeing one of the most powerful calls for each member to make a soners were being transferred to forces of capitalism on earth." voluntary contribution, to his another prison camp, was torBishop, who will use the money pedoed.
Students Aided
Uncle Joe Cynical WASHINGTON-(NC).-The cynicism with which
Russia's Dictator Josef Stalin views the Vatican and religion was illustrated in an incident cited in an address made by President Harry S. Truman, at the opening session of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's 100th. anniversary meeting. The President recalled that at the Potsdam meeting in 1945, the discussion between the "Big Three" turned to a matter in Eastern Poland. The President said that Great Britain's Winston Churchill remarked that the Pope would not be happy over the arrangement of that Catholic end of Poland. Mr. Truman continued: "And the Generalissimo-the Prime Minister of Russia-leaned on the table and he pulled his moustache like that, and looked over at Mr. Churchill and said: 'Mr. Churchill, Mr. Prime Minister, how many divisions did you say the Pope had?"'
Cologne
Benes Receives Last Rites By VACLAV MYSLIVEC (Correspondent, N.C.W C. News Service).
MANAGUA, Nicaragua,
Sept.
16.-Two Bills are before the Nicaraguan Chamber of Depu-
PRAGUE, Sept. 16.-Archbishop Josef Beran, of ties. Prague, as well as two other Czech Bishops and a number One Bill would list as traitors of priests, took part in the State funeral accorded to any person advocating doctrines Edward Benes, former President of Czechoslovakia which deny the concept of coun-
try, or any person belonging to international Communistic or tothe funeral procession act are understood to have been talitarian groups. Any organithrough the narrow streets of the as follows: At a time when Mr. sation seeking by violence to Czechoslovak capital, which were Benes was lying in a state of overthrow the established social packed with hundreds of thou- coma at his country home in Sezi- order and the republican institusands of people, Archbishop niovo Usti, a telephone message tions would likewise be considerBeran and Archbishop Josef was received at the Archbishop's Matocha, of Olomouc, accompani- residence in Prague saying that ed treasonable. ed by priests, had a place of Mr. Benes was in need of a priest. The second Bill obligates trade honour, walking close behind the Archbishop Beran drove there, union leaders to declare they de members of the Benes family. but when he arrived he found not belong to Communist or toIt has also become known that that the patient was unconscious talitarian groups, and gives the Archbishop Beran gave Extreme and unable to make a Confession executive department power to Unction to the former President and receive Holy Communion. dissolve any union proved Comshortly before his death. The The Archbishop then proceeded m unistic. circumstances surrounding this to administer Extreme Unction. In