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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1953
Page
3
A radio dispatch from Warsaw reports Polish Bishops swore loyalty to the Polish People's Republic in a ceremony. Critics note no Western witness and view the oath as coerced under violence, urging readers to consider propaganda aims and pray for persecuted Polish Christians.
A Catholic reflection on Saint Nicholas and the care of mentally deficient children. The piece highlights the 1,500,000 mentally deficient Americans and urges Christians to support councils for retarded children and use their talents for the sake of those in need.
The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled against distributing a sectarian Bible in tax supported schools after Rutherford board plans provoked objections from a Catholic and a Jew. The court said such sectarian use would renew ancient religious strife and undermine secular public education.
The annual Creche of St Stephen's in Hamilton draws thousands nightly as lights, music, and the 1946 crib inspire reflection. Father Conradin bought the statues, Frank Weiss built the crib, Lee Haverland wired it, and Robert Wolpert painted it. The scene moves diverse visitors from children to an elderly man, illustrating that Christmas is for everyone.
A reviewer notes the Taft Theatre acoustics hinder the musical Little Jesse James and criticizes its humor and dialogue. Backers reportedly faced a tough run, with Article 89 invoked on state funding and property for religious or charitable uses. The piece discusses postwar Japanese religion, nationalism, Marxism, and Christianity’s potential role to counter Communism.
The constitution enshrines religious freedom and bans state privilege or influence by religion. It forbids compelling participation in religious ceremonies and prohibits religious education or activities by state bodies. It guards against using religion to promote nationalist or political aims after war and defeat.
A dated Mass calendar lists feasts from December 27 to January 3 with Mass parts for each day. It covers St John Apostle, Holy Innocents, Thomas of Canterbury, Saint Sylvester, Circumcision, Octave days and the Holy Name of Jesus including Nativity references and Canon prayer details.
Archbishop Aloysius J. Muench, Bishop of Fargo and Papal Nuncio to Germany, assists at the Bonn Papal Nunciature wedding of Patrick M. Boardman of Buffalo and Katrin Schumacher of Cologne.
A Catholic Family Bible from John J. Crawley is praised for its binding, illustrations, and notes reflecting Catholic teaching. The review highlights its Stained-glass end papers, medieval motifs, and translations by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, plus companion religious works and Father Walter Farrell's Only Son.
Forty Hours devotion runs January 1 through 10 at St. Monica’s Cathedral and St. Peter in Chains in Cincinnati and St. Helen’s in Dayton. Services are listed for the three churches across the period.
Archdiocesan Catholics mark a year of communist persecution across China and beyond. The report cites expulsions of 400+ clerics and harsh tortures in Shanghai Tientsin and Hankow, with bishops Cote and Kowalski among those removed. It notes pressure on faithful and widespread church paralysis in Hungary Czecho Slovakia Indo China and Eastern Europe.
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