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Pope Urges Greater Responsibility In The Press Serve Cause of Truth in Charity
than today when communication newsmen could make toward has become so easy and so far- achievement of its goal. reaching and the influence of The Pontiff said he was "hapthe ordinary citizen is being felt py to use this occasion to complmore and more in the govern- iment your profession on the ment of nations," he stated. many priceless benefits it has In "heartily" welcoining the brought to the great hurpan faVATICAN CITY, Jan. 23 (Radio, NC).-His Holiness Pope protect and defend its citizens when them, and not to enslave that the Holy Father noted that mily, and to encourage each group Pius XII. told a group of American publishers and editors the whole world unites in open they can make a contribution to "a coveted Holy Year goal" by profession of the inescapable while the audience might not and every one of its metnbers in be called a Holy Year giving needed voice to truth. truth of its dependence on God, strictly fitted in the resolute purpose to serve "This year, We fondly hope newsmen: "Can you advance the Universal Creator, then audience it nevertheless with the Holy Year because of with unyielding loyalty the cause and pray," the Pontiff said. this noble enterprise? Assuredly mankind will have made definite the important contribution the of truth in charity." "will mark a great return of the yes! Because truth needs a voice, strides back to God, and by the world to God through Christ. and the most potent voice that same token back to prosperity, This return, if accomplished, is we have reaching the general peace and security". going to be made along the path public today is the press." Present day conditions have The Pontiff pointed out the increased the responsibility of NUMERICAL GROWTH IN 25 YEARS. of truth." Attainment of the goal will be greatly assisted, the Pope ease with which journalists can newsmen, the Holy Father deROME, Jan. 19 (NC-Fides).-The number of Catholics in caby nations men and influence added, by conscientious journalclared. "Never before, We dare mission countries has more than doubled during the last 25 ists living up to the responsibil- reless or dishonest presentation say, has it been more exacting years, according to figures released here by the Sacred Congreof facts, thereby misleading the ities of their profession. gation for the Propagation of the Faith. The group received by the masses and inducing the human announced by the listed, a distinction it also held - Figures Pope was made up of represent- tragedy of civil strife or war. Congregation show an increase in 1923, was next with an incr"When the individual man is atives of 15 U.S. daily papers in Play Passion from 10,640,000 Catholics on ease of 2,138,000 over the 1923 continued, Pope the recognized," Eurwho are making a study of June 30, 1923, to 23,765,000 on !,,sal. .. as the image of God, gifted opean countries participating in the same date in 1948. These the European Recovery Progr- with inherent rights which no On a percentage basis mission Rehearsal. statistics cover only mission merely human power may viol amme. lands, excluding Europe and areas of the Philippines were MUNICH, Jan. 19 (NC.) Speaking of the "great return ate, when the State is recognised second only to the Belgian former for the to God," the Pope asked the as ... divinely instituted to Rehearsals have started at America. Figures colonies are omitted be- Congo, with a 530 per cent rise Oberammergau for the Passion Italian the from 53,000 to 281,000. Only return of former cocause Play, which is again to be pres- lonists to their mother country Philippine territories under the Congregation were included. RELIGIOUS APPEAL WILL PREVAIL. ented this May. The members of makes comparison worthless. the cast, singers and the orchThe greatest increase percent- (Total Catholic population of the NEW YORK (NC).-A religious propaganda campaign af- estra practise nightly. The Play Philippines is over 15,000,000). registall was over -wise and fords the only possible method of besting Russia in Europe's cold House has been reconditioned age Belgian Congo, Indonesia came next, with a 510 by the war, Dr. George N. Shuster, President of Hunter College, told a jsd the whole village is anim- ered where the number of Catholics per cent rise from 143,000 to meeting of the St. Paul's Guild here. ated with a spirit of zeal and climbed to 732,000. 425,000 from ambition. 3,281,000, a rise of 2,856,000 or "I would stake my reputation On an area basis, Africa on the effectiveness of such a Thirty performances are now 770 per cent. an astounding over-all of scheduled, but they may be incr- Marking the second largestof showed Re campaign in Germany and eastincrease of 460 per cent, or ern Europe," he said. "Only by eased to 50, depending on the over-all increase, the total 8,075,000 Catholics. It now has appealing to the deep-seated rerequirements. To break even, Catholics in the British African 10,306,000 Catholics compared Hero Priest. ligious convictions of these the community must succeed in territories went from 725,000 to with 2,231,000. Asia barely held people can we influence them." out at least 30 perform- 3,555,000, a rise of 2,00,000. on to its title as the mission Esc- selling TECHNY, Ill. (NC.) ances. Numerous visitors are India, whose 4,668,000 CnIholics area with the most Catholics, Dr. Shuster said the present the United soldiers of orted by the propaganda efforts by the United States Army, the body of the expected from abroad, especially as of the 1948 date made land 11,569,000, an increase of 67 per largest total of any mission States, including the widely Rev. Joteph Kotrba, S.V.D., who from the United States. cent or 4,688,000 persons from broadcast Voice of America, are gave his life to save another its 1923 total of 6,881,000. useless. Catholics in the Australia in New Guinea in World priest more "The fact that we have Oceania mission areas jumped 12 BIGOTS IN LEAGUE WITH REDS. War II, was brought back here to eat, bigger industries and bet_ for burial in the mission cemeper cent, from 1,528,000 to By REV. JOSEPH J. SULLIVAN 1,890,000. ter bathtubs does not impress tery of the Society of the Divine Service). News N.C.W.C. (Radio, -Howthem," Dr. Shuster said. Word. A 314 per cent increase was ROME, Jan. 16.-The methods of the Church of Christ evanever, the fact that we have Father Kotrba, Chicago -born gelists reflect "all the aims and character of the anti -religious ac- shown in French African territfreedom of conscience and repriest who was appointed to tivity in use by Communists," "Osservatore Romano" says to- ories, where the number of Caligion would." tholics went from 800,000 to head the mission at Bogia, near The college president estim- Madang, New Guinea, in 1940, day, after making its own investigation of the Frascati incident. 2,511,000. religious The workers of the Church of Holy Father, the clergy, derision ated that an effective China, for which no statistics escaped a few days before the propaganda campaign would Japanese arrived. Christ, mostly from Texas, were of the methods of the teaching later than 1947 were available, cost approximately 75,000,000 recently stoned by the populace of Catholic doctrine, Insinuations scored a 44 per cent increase, But Japanese spies knew that at Frascati, which is in the Aldollars. the moral conduct of Bis- from 2,251,000 to 3,250,000. In an American had been in charge ban hills, about 12 miles south about and clergy, and alleging Indo-China, Burma, Siam and of the mission. As the Rev. Wil- of Rome and about three miles hops class is that Malaysia the Catholic population liam Hunter, S.V.D., mission from the Castelgandolfo summer that the humble by the Catholic rose 32 per cent to 1,798,000, and at Techny, told the residence of His Holiness Pope most abandoned Taylor's Resignation procurate in Australia 17 per cent, to Church. story, they held a non -American, Pius XII. their ac- 1,300,000. that says The writer WASHINGTON (NC).-Pre- the Rev. William Shore, as a South Africa's Catholics incr"Osservatore" charges the tivity has assumed a character sident Truman has accepted hostage, and forced him to write eased by 330 per cent, to 741,000, "most reluctantly" the resigna- a letter to Father Kotrba, urging evangelists with attempts to dis- of purely Communist influence, and the total in the Spanish credit the Catholic Church, the which explains the "sudden tention of Myron C. Taylor as his him to return. African territories rose 360 per personal representative to His Father Shore wrote the letter derness for religious liberty of cent to 218,000. XII. make as to clear Pius in such a way Holiness Pope frontist journals, which were Kotrba that he had very late in taking note of the Mr. Taylor had told the Pre- to Father it under duress and that Awareness of God situation in its early phases." sident that "personal considera- written FaBut as not return. he need tions of a compelling nature ther Shore, who is now in AustrAccording to "Osservatore's" Endorses make it necessary for me now to alia, commented: information, the Church of President More Books. Sells serthis ask to be released from gathered Christ evangelists "Like a good shepherd he took vice." youths An and MILWAUKEE (NC.) Communist agents one of his flock and saved himawakening to "an awareness of sympathetic to them, "all of President Truman told one of me-giving his life." WASHINGTON (NC). his regular weekly press conWhen Father Kotrba came God" is the explanation advanced whose names we have," and ferences that the questions of back to the mission the Japanese by a Catholic publisher for what paid them regular wages. Then There was one surprise tucked publishthe astonishing their calls of he guidance" the "under away in the State of the Union continuing representation at the arrested him and held him captCommunists message delivered by President these Vatican and of appointing a suc- ive for eight days, questioning ing phenomenon of the past year pastors, cessor to Mr. Taylor are both him every night. Later they tort- which has Catholic books head- "began an active, insidious and Harry S. Truman before a joint propa- session of Congress and that under study at the State De- ured him and finally executed ing best seller lists all over this not always tranquil country. was his recommendation on the ganda," it is added. partment. him as an American spy. proThis opinion is expressed by They do not, says the "Osser- Federal -aid -to -education publisher, Catholic Bruce, Frank writer, limit themselves blem. in the vatore" appearing an article in HIERARCHY TO LEAD U.K. PILGRIMS. spring issue of the Bruce to exposition of their ideas, but A number of political writs, love to insist on erroneous, cal- radio commentators and LONDON, Jan. 9 (NC). image to the Holy City in order Bookman. The Bookman is anda umniatory historical reports, and experts read into the President's booksellers for publication to Confirmation of the report that to gain the indulgence and this with a spirit and language words an out-and-out endorsthe Hierarchy of England and pay homage to the Holy librarians, issued seasonally. ement of the controversial Taftoffensive aggressiveness. Pointing to the world troubles of Naturally, Wales intend to travel together Father." when one repays Thomas bill, which passed the in decades three last also the "I in The Cardinal added: to Rome as pilgrims this year them in their own coin, the Senate at the last session of has come from His Eminence want to take this opportunity which a world-wide war on God writer goes on, as often hap- Congress but was bottled up in Bernard Cardinal Griffin, Arch- of thanking all those of you has shocked all men and scient- pens in such heated discus- the House. The bill would provwho I know have been praying ific discoveries have inspired in Febishop of West-minister. "the intolerance of Catho- ide $300,000,000 a year confine Arch- for me during my time of ill fear, Mr. Bruce suggests that sions, Broadcasting from deplorable, even deral aid but would this has created a dire need in lics is itcalled schools. public to bishop's House, Westminister, health this year. this assistance the is the reaction to "I have had so many kind the minds of men for a reconc- though over the British Broadcasting intolerance Mr. Truman did not mention His messages that I welcome this iliation with God. Its direct re- likewise deplorable representaCorporation's network, Wood's the Taft -Thomas bill by name, Pastor of a has been opportunity of assuring you sult, he points out, Eminence declared: Pastor James Wood, of but a President seldom does "In the autumn I and my that your prayers have been of return to a deep interest in re- tives." Brownsville, Tex., is one of the such things in a State of the brother Bishops of England and the greatest help and consolation ligious topics, in Christianity, leaders of the Church of Christ. Union message. and in personal sanctification. Wales will lead a national pilgr- to me..."
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