Marian Prayer Indulgence Announced for Marian Year
Vatican City announces that Catholics reciting the Marian Year prayer gain a plenary indulgence under standard conditions during the 1953 1954 Marian Year. A partial indulgence is granted over time for contrite prayer, with ceremonies at St Mary Major Basilica in Rome on December 8.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Epi Indu Sane
Atican
Holy Father
St. Mary Major Basilica
Rome
Blanshard Seeks To Scare U S Away From Catholics
Thomas F. Doyle defends American faith and separation of church and state against Paul Blanshard’s book The Irish and Catholic Power. Doyle accuses Blanshard of misreading Catholicism, exaggerating Irish influence, and portraying a dire Catholic future in the United States.
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New York
Paul Blanshard
America
Thomas F. Doyle
Blanshard
Ireland
Thor
U. S
Doyle
Rome
Furmore
Blanard
Vatican
NCWC
Priest urges neighborhood self help plan to curb juvenile delinquency
Monsignor Johns O Grady testifying before a Senate subcommittee proposed a back yard neighborhood council model, linking broad community groups to plan on block by block basis. He urged reorienting social programs to emphasize neighborhood self help and study of the normal American family as part of the solution.
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Washington
Johns O’grady
Senate
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Chicago
O’grady
Monsignor O’grady
U. S
NCWC
Archbishop Keough Improves After Heart Attack
Archbishop Francis P. Keough remains in very good condition recovering from a heart attack. Bishop Lawrence J. Shehan reports the archbishop’s health is improving while at his country home near Baltimore. Shehan’s installation as Ordinary of Bridgeport Diocese had planned events canceled, including a sermon, with Archbishop Henry J. O'Brien assisting in Bridgeport. Bishop John J. Russell of Wheaton will replace Keough as speaker at Shehan's installation.
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Baltimore
Francis P. Keough
Lawrence J. Shehan
Shehan
Bridgeport
St. Augustine’s Cathedral
Henry J. O’brien
Hartford
John J. Russell
Eston
Keough
Piltdown Man controversy questions scientific certainty
The Piltdown skull, long touted as Europe’s oldest human remains, is now deemed a fake. Critics warn against sweeping claims by experts as debate continues about the origins and proper classification of the so called Dawn Man.
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Piltdown
Europe
G. G. MacCurdy
Webster’s International Dictionary
Piltdown Station
E. Dawsoni
Piltdown Man Mystery Recounted in London Archives
A fragment recalls the Piltdown Man hoax, noting it was devised in London and later concealed by men of science. The account hints at embarrassment among researchers and the long shadow it cast on paleontology.
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London
Fraud Exposed 40 Years Ago Reevaluation of Piltdown Man
The 1953 exposé questions Piltdown Man authenticity, citing 1922 claims by Zae Watterson McCann and 1913 Smithsonian objections. It notes Ales Hrdlicka summaries and Gerrit Miller’s view that the jaw and tooth belong to a fossil chimpanzee, with Weidenreich's 1932 assessment cited.
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British Museum
Zae Watterson McCann
Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian
U. S. Government Printing Office
Gerrit S. Miller
United States National Museum
Miller
Franz Weidenreich
Paleontoloied
Din
Youth Attitudes On Religion In Northwest Germany Survey
A 1000 youth survey ages 15 to 24 shows religion matters more to young women as they age, with 78 percent of 24 year old women valuing religion and 43 percent of men and boys expressing life after death beliefs. Catholics show higher personal importance than Protestants. overall 62 percent affirmative, 26 percent negative, 12 percent no answer.
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Northwest German Radio Corporation
Encwc Radio
Ire
Saint Nicholas: Modern legend and historic relics described
The article recalls Nicholas of Myra as a famed saint noted for deeds and charity, imprisoned under Diocletian, rumored miracles against Arius, and a lasting cult. It cites Justinian’s church, relic theft, widespread veneration across Europe, and roles as patron of sailors merchants and bakers. It mentions a 1539 painting the Roncaglia Madonna by Moretto in Brescia.
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Nicholas
Elec
Myra
Asia
Diocletian
Constantine
Arius
Justinian ‘I
Merchari
Monsignor
Holweck
Christendom
Russia
Apulia
Lorraine
Limerick
Germany
Italy
Europe
Leo Canavan
Moretto
Santa Maria Dei Miracoli
Brescia
St. Nicholas
Roncaglia
Mass in 1565 at First Marian Shrine in U S
Pilgrims will visit St. Augustine Florida site of the earliest Marian shrine Our Lady of La Leche where a parish Mass was first offered on Sept 8 1565 The Marian Year observance begins with a Solemn Pontifical Mass Dec 8 at the National Shrine in Washington Archbishop Cicognani will celebrate The year funds appeal starts Dec 6 across dioceses and special devotion centers are announced for the Marian Year
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Washington
St. Augustine
Fla
United Tes
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Amleto G. Cicognani
U.S
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Ncwc Wire
Midnight Masses Open Marian Year Initiation
Vatican authorizes midnight Masses to open and close the Marian Year for Dec 8 1953 and Dec 8 1954. Ordinaries may grant the Masses one half hour after midnight with two hours of prayers for the pope's Marian Year intentions. Communion permitted to the faithful who fast from midnight.
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Vatican
Pius XII
Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments
God
Blessed Virgin
Ncwc Radio and Wire
British Attack on Church Caused by Fear and Jealousy
Bishop John C. Heenan of Leeds argues Protestant leaders fear Catholic power at home and envy its influence abroad. He cites two pamphlets and warns of dwindling Protestant vitality in the United Kingdom while urging Protestants to focus on mission fields in Africa and the Far East.
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London
John C. Heenan
Leeds
Church of England
Nathaniel Micklem
Heenan
United Kingdom
Spain
Bishop of Leeds
Fof
Africa
Far East
Ncwc Radio and Wire
Patrolmen Serve as Altar Boys at Police Mass
Two officers John Cronin and Patrick Murphy acted as altar boys in a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church for deceased West 54th Street Station House policemen. A Communion breakfast followed at the Empire Hotel.
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New York
John Cronin
Patrick Murphy
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
West 54Th Street
Empire Hotel
Polish forced labor camps reported in New York area
About 300000 Polish people are enslaved openly and officially in forced labor camps on trumped up charges reported in New York.
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New York
Cardinal Honors Priest at Dedication Center in Ann Arbor
Cardinal Edward Mooney officiated blessing of the Gabriel Richard Center for Catholic students at the University of Michigan. The center honors Father Gabriel Richard, cofounder of the university in 1817. The dedication notes a 17th century bell cast in France between St Mary’s chapel and the new center. The project cost 310000 dollars. Father Bourke built the chapel in 1925. The sermon was by Monsignor Donald M Cleary of Cornell.
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New Center
Michigan U
Ann Arbor
Mich
Edward Mooney
Detroit
Gabriel Richard
University of Michigan
Father Gabriel Richard
U.S
Case of Representatives
St. Mary’s
University
France
Ther Richard
Frank J. McPhillips
Michael Bourke
Donald M. Cleary
Cornell University
Newman Club Federation
Ncwc Wire
Storm Over Holy See Envoy Naming in Britain
London debates whether Britain will grant full diplomatic recognition to the Holy See as Archbishop William Godfrey prepares to take Liverpool see in 1954. The proposed Apostolic Delegate to London could spark a broader dispute with extremists and raise questions about formal envoy status.
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John A. Greaves
London
William Godfrey
Liverpool
Holy See
Britain
Godfrey
England
Great Britain
United States
Apostolic Oe
Gay
U.S
Roosevelt
Vatican
Simaenerian
Aes
Rey
NCWC
Ire
Entire Pacific Island Seeks to Enter Church
Father John K. Fahey will soon baptize 339 inhabitants of Marilo Island after the island requested baptism during a routine visit. A Japanese village also asked Jesuits for instruction after pagans attended Mass in Hiroshima and heard sermons on St. Francis Xavier's love for Japan.
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New York
John K. Fahey
S.J
Marilo Island
Caroline Group
Japan
Hiroshima
St. Francis Xavier
39 Americans Hold Archbishop Rank in Recent Promotions
The article lists 39 Americans with archbishop rank including 4 cardinal heads of archdioceses and two U.S. nunciature officials. It names metropolitan archbishops across numerous states and notes Archbishop O Boyle of Washington as a non metropolitan head. Page 2 continues.
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Washington
Ohn
Mark Gannon
Erie
Pius XII
Brin
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
Cardinal Mooney
Detroit
Spellman
New York
Cardinal Stritch
Chicago
Cardinal McIntyre
Los Angeles
U. S
Aloisius J. Muench
Germany
Fargo
N. Dak
Gerald
Centenary Pius X Canonization and Marian Dogma Jubilee
Blessed Pius X tied the Immaculate Conception centennial to his canonization and promoted Marian dogma as the mediatrix of all graces. In Ad Diem Ilumin, he outlined Mary as co redemptrix and channel of grace, noting her unity with Christ and her role as mediator and dispenser of divine gifts.
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Pius X
Washington
Peter
Pius Issu
Christ
Mary
Jesus
St. Bernard
Ncwc Wire
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