Land Use Statement by Catholic Rural Life Group
A joint statement by Catholic Rural Life executive secretary Rev Monsignor Luigi and Dr Benson Y Landis of the Corn Town and Country appeals to Catholics Protestants and Jews to view land problems in a balanced way. The document emphasizes spiritual social and family values over material gain and aims to unite diverse faiths in addressing ownership and use of land.
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Wade
Monsignor
Luigi
Catholic Rural Life
Benson Y. Landis
Corn- Town and Country
Rural ethic talk frames land use and wartime need
A collection of remarks and recommendations from Catholic and allied leaders on land stewardship for soldiers and displaced workers. Emphasizes family farms, accessible land, fair wages, housing, and cooperative labor. Names bishops and clergy advocating education, rural housing, and democratic, community-based farming.
Saint Charles Borromeo Charismatic Leader of Counter Reformation
The article highlights Charles Borromeo as a devout leader of the Catholic Church who at age 22 became a cardinal and devoted life to God and others. It notes his role during the Council of Trent, his efforts to guide Catholics amid Protestant pressures, and his penitent acts during plague times. Canonized in 1610.
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Charles Borro
God
Charles
Arch
Holy Ghost
Trent
Coan
Cken
Omaha Archdiocese Created With Lincoln Grand Island as Suffragans
The Vatican raised Omaha to an archdiocese and named Bishop James H. Ryan the first Archbishop. Lincoln and Grand Island become suffragans within the new Nebraska metropolitan see, severing the state from the Province of Dubuque. The piece notes Omaha’s growth, Catholic population estimates, parishes, education, and Ryan’s background.
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Washington
Pius XII
Omaha
James H. Ryan
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Lincoln
Grand Island
Nebraska
Dubuque
Pele
Creighton University
St. Columban Fathers
Py Bom
Uman
St. Cecilia’s
St. Patrick’s Parish
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West
Cincinnati
North American College
Rome
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
Terre Haute
Ind
Coin
Septinens
Louis B. Kucera
Platte River
Grand Isag
Ere Hunkeler
Refugee priest asks blessing from frail exile
Father Orshavn of the Faroe Islands sent a blessing to Helge Bal convert artist who fled Nazi oppression. Bal, living in exile in Sweden, visited Rev Theodor and knelt with humility. The priest reassured him, saying his loyalty and rings would be protected as he departed.
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Orshavn
Faroes
Ka Helge Bal
Theodor
Co-Operatives Show Way to Save Democracy
Washington reports economic cooperation offers a path to democracy through large scale credit unions and non profit private enterprise. Father Coady argues democratic control must extend beyond participation to empower the public in economic and cultural life.
Manchuria Mission History Faces Turmoil and Peril
The Manchuria Catholic mission began in 1823 in Fushun as a field of missionary activity and endured long struggles including the Boxer Rebellion. Bishops and missionaries from St Viator and Pont-Vian, tied to the diocese of Peking, faced martyrdom and hardship under foreign conflict and war.
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Manchuria
Peking
Guillon
Mukden
Sioa
Marchuria
St. Viator
Pont-Vian
Bishop Reaches Golden Jubilee in Cheyenne
Bishop Patrick A. McGovern of Cheyenne, ordained April 11, 1912, marked his golden jubilee as priest and bishop. The ceremony included the Pontifical Throne and emphasized his long service as Omaha pastor and Cheyenne bishop.
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Patrick A. McGovern
Cheyenne
Oce
Asion
Psriest
Consecra Bisho
Omahe
Vince, Ata
Atomic Bomb Morality Debate From Catholic Leaders
Catholic theologians and scientists debated the vast moral issues raised by the atomic bomb after its announcement. Bishop Eustace warned the weapon risks mankind, urging a revolution in political thinking and global solidarity to prevent extinction.
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Osioe
Theolog
Os Scient
St Columbans Fight On In War Years Despite Losses
St Columbans of Nebraska report continued mission work amid wartime danger. From 1937 through Pearl Harbor to Korea, nine members of the society died or were separated, with 60 missionaries interned in China Korea Burma and Manila. Despite air raids and shelling, the missions remained active serving about 10 million people in Far Eastern fields.
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St. Columbans
St.Columban
Far
Pehri
St. Columban
Hanyang
China
Korea
Angae Etea
Pearl Harbor
Phillippines
Manila
Burma
Polish Army Oath Drops God in New Allegiance Pledge
A Polish army oath issued under Marshal Zymierski omits any reference to God or the Trinity. The pledge, declaring loyalty to Poland and the nation, applies to all ranks and replaces prior religiously framed vows. The report notes the change spreads through the military as Western Ukraine and Ukrainian Soviet areas are described in the broader context.
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London
KAP
Poland
Marshal Zymierski
NCWC
Catholic Center in Nagasaki Hit by Atomic Bomb
Washington reports the second atomic bomb strike on Nagasaki, a center of Japanese Catholicism with about 60,000 Catholics. Nagasaki is largely destroyed while the empire hosts over 280,000 Catholics, including 100,000 in Japan proper. The Diocese of Nagasaki dates from 1891, with martyrs and a long history of persecution.
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Washington
U. S
Nagasaki
Korea
Formosa
South Pacific
Japan
Holy Mount of the Martyrs
Caos
U Ra
Catholic Named British Civil Lord of Admiralty
London Prime Minister Clement Attlee named Walter James Edwards a Catholic Labourite and Royal Navy stoker as Civil Lord of the Admiralty. The 44 year old veteran of two wars joins senior admirals on the board and is believed to be the first Civil Lord with wartime fleet service. Edwards, known as Wally, was elected to Parliament in 1942 and reelected. he re enlisted in 1939 and saw action off Dunkirk the Lofts ten raid and Arctic convoys to Murmansk.
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London
Clément Attlee
Walter James Edwards
Royal Navy
Admiralty
Admiralty Board
Great Britain
Wally
Edwards
Navy
Dunkerque
Murmansk
New Orleans Lawyer Heads Evidence Guild
Albert A. Levy, a New Orleans lawyer, has been named vice president of a national Catholic organization as the Evidence Guild reorganizes its leadership and sets new aims for the upcoming year.
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New Orleans
Evidence Guild
Albert A. Levy
National Catholic A Suc
Blessed Virgin Guadalupe to be named Throne of America
Mexico City reports a broad appeal calling for the Virgin of Guadalupe to be proclaimed Throne of America during ceremonies. signatures gathered show widespread support for the title change and official recognition.
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Mexico City
Guadalupe
America
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