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CCOT Pope Pleads For Holy Places
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International Control Sought (Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service.) VATICAN CITY, Oct. 23.-Officially voicing concern for the third time this year over strife surrounding the scenes of Christ's life on earth in Palestine, His Holiness Pope Pius XII, this time in an Encyclical letter devoted entirely to the subject, has called on the nations of the world to guarantee free access to the Holy Places and freedom of religion in the Holy Land.
including the 1947 official report of the U.N. Special Committee on Palestine, have recommended some form of international control of Holy Places and of Jeru-
U.S. Citizens To Quit
North China ?
salem and its vicinity.) PEIPING, China, Nov. 2.- here. The circular warns that The Pontiff had officially but (Radio, NC.)-Notice to consider because of the present military more briefly voiced his concern the advisability of evacuating situation transportation facilities over the Palestine strife, and ap- North China has been given to all in North China are in danger of pealed for efforts for its settle- American citizens in that area in becoming completely disrupted. ment, in the Encyclical, "Aus- a circular issued by Oliver EdThe notice was to some picia Quaedam," on prayer for mund Clubb, U.S. Consul General 900 Americans, directed many of them world peace, issued in May, and missionaries, high assemin the conviction in Peiping, the from Tientsin, entitled The Encyclical, in his "name -day" allocution to its initial words, "In Multiplier blies in which the problem of the Sacred College of Cardinals, LONOON, Oct. 22-(NC.).- and the surrounding areas. bus," also calls for internationali- peace is being discussed that it June 2. The Rev. Harold Rigney, Both of these referen- Miss Barbara Ward, a governor as a better sation of Jerusalem and its vie. would be expedient, ces were recalled in the present of the British Broadcasting Cor- S.V.D., of Chicago, Rector of the the safety of the guarantee for and so preso many inity "where poration, and assistant editor of Catholic University of Peiping, Encyclical. cious reminders of the life and sanctuaries under the present The Pontiff called to mind his the "Economist," British politi- stated that the university will death of Our Saviour are to be circumstances, to give an intercal and financial weekly, has continue classes as long as posfound," and recalls the plight of national character to Jerusalem appeal in "Auspicia Quaedam" been elected president of the Ca- sible. Some American priests for prayer for the return of "thousands of refugees, straying and its vicinity.. to Palestine, and said: "We tholic Women's League of Great now studying Chinese in Peiping and driven from their homes." "It is also necessary to assure peace are preparing to move to mission that Our appeal was not Britain. international guarantees know fields in the south. But His Holiness voiced the hope with of free access to addressed to you in vain." the right both world" continuance that "the whole Christian that the he added scattered Places Holy would join in those prayers for the the of the conflict and the growing just settlement of the crisis which throughout Palestine andandthe re- moral and material losses result. freedom of religion him to renew he has previously urged on Cathoand religious ing from it induced still greater I lics everywhere. He said he is spect for custom that appeal "with hope that it confident that prayers of Chris- traditions." the in insistence, hope voiced The Holy Father tians throughout the world, tomay he hearkened to by the LONDON, Oct. 22.-(NC).-Bing Crosby has sent a pilgrimages may soon again whole gether with the hopes of others thatpossible Christian world.' pipe, to be auctioned off at Assumption Convent, Charlton, the Holy Places to be is true and for what "solicitous Holy London, on Saturday, October 30, for funds to help the Also recalled by the men may "find again regood," will ease the task of world where vealed . . . the great secret of Father was his address to a Augustinians of the Assumption maintain their Seminary leaders in "giving to Palestine the distinguished of peaceful co-existence of all "delegation real benefits of justice." These the Arabs," who called on him in in Britain. peoples." prayers and hopes, he said, are is 1946, in which "speaking even in Palestine crisis (The "indicative of the value which among the problems currently before the armed conflict began sent the pipe at the request of a London such a large number of people girl. F. Shepherd, of Bethnal Green. by the United . . . We manifested Our lively considered being attribute to the Holy Places.' Nations' General Assembly, meet- solicitude for peace in Palestine" "We are confident," he con- ing in Paris. Many suggested and condemned "every recourse tinued, that they "will deepen plans for Palestine settlement, to acts of violence." .
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Lutheran's Fate a Warning ?
Immoral Role Sequel -
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(NC). In her petition, she pointed out Joan Leslie, movie actress, has that she signed a six -year conasked the U.S. Supreme Court to tract in 19.12 when she was a reconsider its refusal to review minor, aged 17. She contended NEW YORK-(NC).-The "eyes of all Catholics," as her case involving a contract dis- that when she reached the age well as those of millions of Lutherans throughout the Dutch Missionaries pute with Warner Brothers, of 21 she should no longer be bound by a minor's contract. The movie producers. world, are upon "the undaunted figure" of Dr. Louis movie studio sued and won the France Ordass, head of the Lutheran Church in Hungary, as he Miss Leslie, a Catholic, became case in the California Supreme HolS'HERTOGENBOSCH, involved in the dispute a hen she ('ourt, and the U.S. Supreme begins a two-year prison sentence on charges trumped-up land, Nov. 1-(NC).-A commit- refused to enact a movie role she ('ourt last month refused to inby the 'Hungarian Government, the magazine "America," tee has been formed here to pro- considered immoral. terfere. vide financial assistance to 250 national Jesuit weekly, declares here. young Dutch priests who have After pointing out the flimsi- era of 'America's' readers, we solunteered to work in French ness of the accusation against know, support him in his loneli- dnoceses in grave need of priests. The 250 priests are following Archbishop Stepinac has Doctor Ordass that he violated ness. priests currency regulations, and indi- just passed his second anniver- in the footsteps of Dutch who a generation ago, after gaol. Is Cardinal cating that the real reason for sary in Tito's Yamaguchi became a teacher of War I, answered the apthe Lutheran leader's imprison- Mindszenty being provided an ex- World Japanese at the Verbist Acament was his resistance to the ample nearer home of the pen- peal of the French Hierarchy for demy, where Far East languages encroachment of the State in the ;Sty of opposing Communist pow- priests. It is estimated that are taught Immaculate Heart of affairs of his Church, "America" er? Are not Christians through- there are now 13,000 parishes in Mary missioners. As a teacher out the world, and all believers, France without a pastor. With PEIPING, China, Nov. 1.- of the missioners he became incomments: "The eyes of all Catholic! . . being offered a fresh opportunity the present dearth of priestly vo- (NC).-One of Japan's leading terested in the Church and soon are upon the undaunted figure of to demand investigation by the cations, this critical need is seen archeologists, Rioichi Yamag- took instructions. into the Bishop Ordass, as he disappears l'.N. of such violations of human to continue for some time to uchi, was received come. into imprisonment, and the pray - rights?" Church in the public chapel of Bishop Pierre Theas, of Tarbes the Verbist Academy of the Imand Lourdes, has made known maculate Heart of Mary Fathers that only' two priests were orHis wife and two of his dained for his diocese last year, here. children, aged eight and three, The Montauban diocese had only were baptised at the same time. The oldest inhabitant of the three ordinations, and the 1rchBefore the war Mr. Yamag- little French village of Ispagnac diocese of Paris only 16. tiun in this country is sufficiently uchi hell the position of archeo- has been celebrating with h:s large to make it reasonable that logist to the Japnese Imperial friends a jubilee that comes even there should be a considerable Court and led all archeological to a whole continent but once in number of them labouring in our Confessional Snoop surveys in the Japanese Empire. several centuries-the 75th. anmidst. He ran into trouble when he pub- niversary of his ordination. LONDON, Oct. 30-(NC).The Yugoslav Parliament has licly expressed his disbelief in "It remains indisputable that Britain still remains dependent on Nor did' old Father Amat sit on criminal approved regulations the official legends on the divine down to it. He went to the ails clergy from Ireland and the sug- there are not nearly enough Engpenal code procedure and the origin Dynasty. Imperial of the converlish that the and priests, gested decision of the Eireann which, "will He was forbidden to publish any- lags church ,sang the "Te Deum" is reported, Government to repeal the exist- sion of England is retarded as a make it itpossible and then went to a vilfor priests to thing on his archeological find- loudly, lage party-to hear ing External Relations Act, cut- result. wishes testify against a defendant on the and went to China with his for the celebration good ting all ties with this country, of his next "What would happen in this basis of information obtained in ings, family in 1938 to make surveys jubilee. Would, from the religious point country if we had to dispense with the confessional." there. The Japanese Army apWhen another French priest, of view, be disastrous, the "Uni- the services of 'foreigners' in the Details of the statute affecting pointed him head of the SinoMgr. Peandeau, of Recouvranoe, verse," British Catholic Catholic Church? There is only the clergy have not been given to Japanese Commercial Navigation near Rochelle, celebrated !wentpaper, commented this week. one diocese in the entire country the Press. It was not read in After the ly the '60th. anniversary for North China. his with enough native-horn priests war, the Chinese National Min- ordination, the two servers of "No sensible person will wish to serve the Catholic population. Parliament. his istry for Defence kept him in Mass were the two brothersatwho to deny the immense debt which varies in extent "The deficiency served at his first Mass-his own Straight thinking will prevent Peiping as an exPert('atholicism in England owes to from one diocese to another and In March of this year Mr. brothers. The Irish popula. in some it is quite startling...." most accidents. Irish priests. ....WASHINGTON
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