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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1945
Page
9
The Archdiocese of Prague reports that about one hundred clergy and religious leaders were imprisoned in concentration camps by the Gestapo during World War II. Notable figures include Antonin Count Borek and Benedictine abbot Re Frantisek Vycoulias, with many imprisoned or killed in the purge.
The readable portion refers to a launching event in Portland with authorities present. It mentions O'Connell's name and Mary It Ryan representing the Cardinal, suggesting a religious or civic ceremony. The text is fragmentary and several words are garbled.
A public notices a Catholic Order insurance program offering financial protection for families. It promotes legal reserve securities and guaranteed old age benefits, with a large member base and substantial reserves. The tone suggests a practical means to ensure income for survivors and cash advances for emergencies.
A German zone analysis notes Catholics form the largest denomination, with about 41 million Catholics among roughly 52 million people. The figures imply Catholics are a dominant group in the region, contrasted with other faiths.
In a reflective travelogue the writer portrays Ouray and mountainous scenes linked to a long-ago priestly life, then shifts to postwar Germany. It notes shattered churches, population surveys by Allied zones, and the enduring hope that religious freedom will restore religion’s place after wartime destruction.
Allied Control Council in Germany returns legal titles to church property and allows full religious activity including instruction in public and private schools and publication of church papers. Churches may raise funds from members and receive state subsidies where previously granted. Parents decide school attendance. churches may run their own school systems. Two German bishops reportedly detained by Russians.
A U S centenary piece recalls Archabbot Boniface Wimmer the first U S Abbot and archabbot who arrived from Bavaria in 1846 with five students and 15 candidates. The note highlights his role in St Vincent’s College Latrobe and the Benedictine mission in Carrolltown Cambria County.
A letter from a U S soldier in France to a nun at St Xavier's academy reveals a priest in a chapel confessing the soldier's sins after two years away from the sacraments. The tale, told without names, describes the old priest reading the heart and inviting the penitent to confess.
Secret sessions at Fulda address postwar church problems in occupied Germany. German bishops have sent a memorandum to the Allied Control Commission in Berlin. publication is unlikely and future talks may focus on church status and control.
Lt. Ralph Major Jr. of the Allied Military government at Lake Garda Italy defends Myron C. Taylor and the Vatican liaison against a Christian Century editorial. He notes non Catholics in Taylor’s staff and the mission’s valuable aid to Americans in Italy and detainees, urging Truman to maintain ties with the Holy See. Recall of Taylor urged in Williams Bay Wisconsin.
A total of 750000 vitamin tablets shipped by the Famine Relief Committee of the Institutum Divi Thomae Foundation were stolen from an Italian dock. Monsignor Cletus A. Miller reported the theft to Washington authorities, who ordered an immediate probe. Arch bishop John T. McNicholas voiced concern, noting the pills intended for starving people amid China and the Far East campaigns.
New York report from Rev. William F Masterson SJ describes a survey of Philippine island devastations after the war. He notes 400000 pounds of medicine and clothing sent to aid Luzon Leyte Cebu Mindanao and other islands and warns it will take 200 years for the islands to recover.
Hollywood producers retreat from faith based themes as postwar tastes shift toward escapism and lighter topics. The industry pursues profit over gospel messaging amid changing global currents and audience desires. MGM drops The Church and new films like Leo McCarey’s The Bells St rise as wartime reverberations fade.
New York The Catholic Biblical Association at its eighth general meeting, held at Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, reviewed progress on the new Old Testament translation by 50 prominent American Catholic scholars. The first drafts of 26 books have been submitted, with an anticipated completion within two years and a new edition of changes and later notes announced.
In Freiburg im Breisgau region bands calling themselves werewolves killed three priests in recent weeks. Rev. Joe Strohmeyer was dragged from his home and robbed and slain. Rev. Alois Reichert was shot by SS men as American troops advanced. Another clergyman near Bavaria suffered a deadly attack. Archbishop Konrad Groeber denounced the violence as anti Christian.
A historic donation funds the Georgetown Hospital Children’s Wing in memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The gesture supports advanced pediatric care and marks a notable civic tribute amid hospital expansion plans.
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