Debate Over VD Control Tactics Sparks Congressional Hearing
Washington discussion heated over use of radio and movies for venereal disease control. Representative Louis Rabaut warned agencies may push publicity unsuited for youth, urging careful handling of a delicate topic and noting public scorn for such campaigns. Rabaut, long-serving Michigan Democrat and father of eight, spoke at a deficiency appropriation hearing.
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Louis C. Rabaut
Michigan
America
Rabaut
Congress
Pope Tells Jews Thanking Church to Seek Unity in Faith
Pope Pius XII addressed a group of Jewish refugees thanking the Holy See for its help during persecution. He warned against doctrinal discord and urged cautious political stance while urging justice and equity. He prayed for God’s light and protection over the visitors.
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NCWC
Expulsion of Germans by Czechs strains church in Sudetenland
Prague faces grave ecclesiastical problems after a government led expulsion of Germans. German priests from Capuchin Jesuit Minorite and Redemptorist orders have been replaced by Czech clergy in frontier dioceses. Nuns also depart with replacements drawn from Czech mother houses.
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Czec
Two Catholic Weeklies Suspended in Guatemala
Guatemala City reports the suspension of Verbum and Accion Social Cristiana, two leading Catholic weeklies praised for being well informed and influential. The action drew editorials from La Hora and Criteria condemning interference and likening it to radical politics, noting the papers stayed clear of partisan battles while publishing church social doctrine.
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Verbum
Accion Social Cristiana
Guatemala
la Hora
Hero
Mexico
Criteria
San Salvador
Montecassino Receives New Archabbot Alfonso Rea
Vatican City announces the appointment of Abbot Alfonso Rea O.8.B. as Archabbot of Montecassino. He previously led the Monastery of the Holy Trinity at Cava Dei Tirreni and succeeds the late Archabbot Gregorio Diamare OSB.
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Vatican City
Alfonso Rea
Montecassino
Theonastery of the Holy Trinity
Cava Dei Tirreni
Rea
Gregorio Diamare
English Bishops Note Fr. Faber's Centenary
English bishops mark the centenary of Fr. Frederick William Faber's reception into the Church in 1845 at Our Lady London Oratory. Archbishops Griffin and Godfrey preside, with Parker and Knox delivering sermons and benediction. Faber, famed hymnist and spiritual writer, joined Cardinal Newman’s Oratory after founding a brotherhood in 1846.
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London
Bernard Griffin
Westminster
Frederick William Faber
London Oratory
Thomas L. Parker
Northampton
Father Faber
Ronald A. Knox
William Godfrey
Great Britain
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Cardinal Newman
Brothers
Congregation of the Oratory
Bishop O'Shaughnessy Recuperating After Illness
The Most Rev. Geraldaughnessy Bishop of Seattle began home recovery after a heart attack suffered on arrival in New York. He was discharged November 28 from Jersey City Medical Center following treatment starting November 18.
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Jersey City
N. J
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Geraldaughnessy
Seattle
New York
Jersey City Medical Center
NCCS Plans Extend War Service Into 1947
Washington reports National Catholic Community Service will continue postwar efforts in demobilization, overseas work, and home front aid. The group cites 164000 monthly volunteers, 83,668,395 religious articles distributed to forces, and 118 women’s clubs aiding civilian welfare as it expands programs for returnees and families.
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U. S
National Catholic Community Service
Howard J. Carroll
Secoy
Edward A. Mooney
Detroit
Paris
Manila
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Excel
NCCS
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NCWC
Consecration of New Bishop Set for December 12
Washington reports the consecration of Bishop elect Lawrence J. Shehan as Titular Bishop of Lydda and Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Washington. The ceremony, December 12 at St Patrick's Church, will be led by Archbishop Amieto Cicognani with Bishops Ireton and McNamara co consecrators.
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Lawrence J. Shehan
Lydda
Baltimore
St. Patrick’s Church
Elect Shehan
Amieto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
Peter L. Ireton
Richmond
John M. McNamara
Midnight Mass to be Private for Pope Pius XII
Vatican officials say the Christmas Midnight Mass will be held in the Pauline chapel with only Papal court members and diplomats present. The Pope will observe Advent spiritual exercises and audiences will be suspended as bishops renew limina visits after the war.
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Pius XII
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French German Catholics seek Better Understanding
Freiburg Germany reports that Herder publishing launches a Documents series to foster Franco German Catholic comprehension. It includes French and German pastorals, French pieces in German and vice versa, free distribution, and includes Pontiff addresses and editorials. Herder will start Catholic information service for German dioceses, collaborating with NCWC News Service and other foreign Catholic press.
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Germany
Herder
Catholic Information Service
NCWC
Heinrich Bachman
Germania
Berlin
Herder’s
Ncwc Radio and Wire
Three Nuns Killed In Auto Collisions Near Anadarko
Oklahoma City reports a taxicab rear ending a truck near Anadarko killing Mother Veronica Steffens head of 1400 Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and Sister Angela Joseph Sheenan. Sister Mary Joseph of the Little Company of Mary Nursing Sisters died. Sister Benedicta is critically injured.
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Veronica Steffens
Sisters
The
Third Order of St. Francis
Glen Riddle
Angela Joseph Sheenan
Washington, D. C
Anadarko
Here
Chicago
Mary Joseph
Little Company of Mary Nursing Sisters
Benedicta
Gypsy Queen Darinka Lee Buried After Requiem Mass
One thousand members of nine Gypsy tribes attended a requiem service for Darinka Lee at Our Lady Queen of Angels. The Serbian-born queen, who left 14 children and 137 grandchildren, was buried in Calvary cemetery after a funeral with floral trucks and a coffin covered in coins. Seven sons and seven daughters led the procession in traditional attire, and tree branches symbolizing falling leaves were laid at the cemetery gates.
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Our Lady Queen of Angels
Darinka Lee
Calvary Cemetery
Britain opens first prefab church near Westminster Cathedral
Britain's first prefabricated church has been opened by Archbishop Bernard Griffin on the site of the former church destroyed in April 1941 during a German air raid. The Church seats 200 to 300 and stands as a symbol of reconstruction. Five prefab wooden churches donated by British religious organizations reached the Netherlands.
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London
Britain
Westminster Cathedral
Bernard Griffin
Netherlands
Seventeen Maryknollers Granted Passports to Far East
The U S Department approves visas at Hong Kong and validates 17 passports for the first Maryknoll missioners since the war to head to South China. The group is part of an advance party of 49 missionaries returning to the Orient.
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Washington
Padiams
Hong Kong
Maryknoll
Orient
South China
Anti Religious Decree Voided by Besancon Court
The Tribunal of Besancon voided a decree by the Communist mayor prohibiting processions in Besancon. Archbishop Maurice Dubourg and the Catholic Union president filed suit after earlier attempts failed.
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Paris
Besancon
Tribunal of
Maurice Dubourg
Catholic Union
Christmas Card Sale Promotes Veterans Aid and Cards
A mixed advertisement offers book bargains and free titles at American Lending OSV College Point NY, plus a nursing loan booklet from Chicago and a Christmas greetings drive. It promotes patriotic bouquets for soldiers, card sales by Zigmund B Schon in Newark NJ, and a free 20 page art donna on request.
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College Point
N.Y
Zigmund B. Schon
Newark
N. J
Donna
Photo Finishing At Last National Photo Art Offer
The notice promotes color photography services from National Photo Art offering hand colored snapshots and reprints. It mentions a developed roll and four color copies for a set price, with emphasis on access to color photography techniques.
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National Photo Art
J .Tisconsin
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