Noted Catholic Leader Dies in Cleveland Chapel Project
Sister Mary Jean nette Ursuline nun and designer of the Bethesda Naval Medical Center chapel funeral announced. The obituary notes her role shaping the chapel’s decorative scheme and her work with the Catholic University of America art department.
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Navy Chapel
Cleveland
Mary Jeannette
U.S
Great Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Washington, D.C
State Department
Catholic University of America
M. Camillus
Columb Sisters
James Lillis
Ozamis
Mindanee
Philippines
Seabees Dedicate First Chapel Honor Maria Goretti
Seabees at Cibi Point near Bataan in Luzon dedicate a chapel to Maria Goretti. Archbishop Beag nozzi presides as Papal Nuncio to the Philippines. An oil painting by James Sabseville depicts Maria, Assunta, and Alessandro attracting sailors. Lt. James J. Killeen praises the story for inspiring conversions and moral conduct.
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Maria Goretti
Cibi Point
Bataan
Island of Luzon
Beagnozzi
Philippines
James Sabseville
Minneapolis
Minn
St. Maria
Alessandro
Maria
Assunta
James J. Killeen
New York
Goretti
Converts by Mail marks 10th Jubilee in Marathon Wis
The Convents by Mail program of Marathon, Wisconsin marks its 10th anniversary this month. Begun at St Anthony Fri and House of Theology of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, it teaches prospective converts by mass study. Over ten years 1,894 applied, 1,068 began, 621 graduated, and 256 became converts.
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Cere
St. Anthony Fri
House of Theology
Order of Friars Minor
Capuchin
Mark Stier
O.F.M
Genius Michelangelo Life by Papini in New Biog
Florentine writer Giovanni Papini 71 and half blind presents an important portrait of Michelangelo in His Life and His Era from Dutton New York ten dollars. Papini, converted to Catholicism in 1920, shows Michelangelo as devout yet paradoxical, rich yet frugal, linked to the Medici but politically anti Medici, a sculptor painter sculptor and poet whose genius spanned many fields.
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New York
Giovanni Papini
Angelo
Dutton
Christ
John Addington Symonds
Paini
Michelangelo
Medici
Michelle
Public School Principal Dies of Heart Attack in Washington
Ann M. Crook, a public school principal, was fatally stricken with a heart attack while driving near the Apostolic Delegation. Her sister Ella Crook, also a principal, was with her and helped avoid a worse crash as the car hit a bus-stop sign. Miss Crook was sister to the late Dr. Louis H. Crook, head of the Catholic university aeronautics department.
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Ann M. Crook
Apostolic Delegation
Ella Crook
Miss Crook
Louis H. Crook
Aeronautics
The
Catholic University
State Church Aid for Mentally Sick Tots
The New York archdiocese will receive aid for a Rhinebeck center to shelter and treat emotionally disturbed children. It is one of three institutions to share grants up to 30000 dollars annually, with services including psycho therapy education recreation and occupational aid without regard to race or creed.
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New York
Alexandria Centenary Plans Observed May 20-21
The Alexandria diocese centennial will be observed May 20 and 21 in Alexandria and Natchitoches. Bishop Charles P. Greco will celebrate Solemn Pontifical Mass at St Francis Xavier Cathedral on May 21, with Cardinal Samuel Stritch delivering the sermon. A pageant will mark the diocese since 1714.
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Architeches
Immaculate Conception
Sistence
Natchitoches
Charles P. Greco
St. Francis Xavier
Samuel Stritch
Chicago
Catholic Mission Toll in Red China Reaches 1046 in 1952
In January through November 1952, 1,046 Catholic missionaries were expelled or forced out of China. May saw the largest exodus with 167 leaving. 29 departed in November, including 18 priests, six nuns, and five brothers, with eleven formally expelled.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Church of St. Lazarus Under Construction Near Bethany
A new Church of St. Lazarus is being built in Bethany, one mile east of Jerusalem, near the site where Christ raised Lazarus. The report notes Lazarus’ decay had begun in the tomb as Bethany is described.
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Jerusalem
Bethany
Christ
Lazarus
Purges signal Soviet shift toward Germany amid Baltic tension
A Washington report describes Moscow’s purge policy aimed at Poland Czechoslovakia and satellite allies. It notes liquidations of leading Jewish and Polish Communists, Moscow’s courting of Germany at others’ expense, and church preserving work under Father Sylvester Saller and architect Antonio Barulli.
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Russia
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Czecho- Slovakia
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Moscow
Detroit Cardinal Praises Bank-Church Pastor at Cleveland Dedication
Cardinal Edward Mooney of Detroit preached at the dedication of St. Ann's Bank-Church in Cleveland Heights. Archbishop Hoban dedicated the structure. Rev. John H. Powers, longtime collector of church materials, led the project joined by Newsweek coverage. The church seats 1000 and features stone pillars bronze work from two Cleveland banks marble from the Ritz Carlton in New York and an organ from a Worcester Protestant church.
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Ami
Father Powers
St. Ann’s
New York City
Worcester
Mass
Newsweek Magazine
St. Ann Church
Cardinal Sees Tito Visit Opens Aid to Victims
Cardinal Bernard Griffin said Tito’s visit to Britain could yield goodwill if Anthony Eden conveys strong Catholic fears about religious freedom. Anglican archbishop Geoffrey Fisher urged Eden to press Tito on religious persecution in Yugoslavia, warning it strains Britain Yugoslavia relations.
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London
Bernard Griffin
Marshal Tito
Britain
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Yugoslavia
Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher
England
Rock Island College plans $1,275,000 campus expansion
Rock Island College in Kansas City Missouri will start a $1,275,000 campus development in January. The project includes a faculty residence hall, an administration and student union, and conversion of two wings for student housing to handle growing enrollments. A community fundraising drive begins in April with a special gifts committee already soliciting donors.
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Kansas City
Rockist College
Cardinal Agostini Faces Possible Absence From Consistory
Cardinal elect Carlo Agostini, 64, of Venice may miss the January 12 Consistory due to a chronic illness. Born April 22, 1888 in Treviso, he progressed from Treviso Seminary to rector there for 20 years, and was named to the Venice Patriarchate in 1949. He is known as a tireless scholar and adviser to the Bishop.
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Carlo Agostini
Venice
Pius X
Grans
Cardinal Atini
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Treviso
Cdee
Pius X, X
Carlotto
General Nobunaga’s Rule Forces Church Underground
A historical note recalls Nobunaga’s conflicts with Catholics in Japan. A brutal habit of striking followers during bowing rites sparked a stabbing incident. Nobunaga’s successor pushed the church underground amid the ensuing tensions.
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Hikone
Japan
Alf -M
Francis Xavier
Oe Nobunaga
Generes
Nobunaga
Michigan Parish Sees 112 Converts in Year
Notre Dame Indiana St. Augustine's Kalamazoo reports 27 new converts. Rev. Dr. John A. O'Brien assisted the class and noted that more sharing among parishioners could boost yearly totals. Monsignor John R. Hackett leads St. Augustine's as rector.
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Michigan Parish
Nun Ill of China Fights Exit Visa Amid Cancer Illness
Maryknoll Sister Dominic Marie from Trinidad in the British West Indies is ill with cancer and refuses to leave Red China. She is hospitalized in Canton at St Peter's hospital. The British Consul wired Peking for an exit visa but authorities have not responded.
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Hong Kong
West Indies
Red China
Dominic Marie
Trinidad
British West Indies
St. Peter’s Hospital
Canton
Oe Eese
Peking
Clergy Aid Reduces Divorce Pleas in Cleveland
Clergy members in Cleveland help mediate marital issues, aiming to curb divorce filings. A program launched seven years ago by Appellate Judge Juliane has clergy actively conciling couples before formal petitions are finalized, resulting in many cases resolving amicably.
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Cleveland
Eac
Julianne
Italian Scholar Voiced Into UNESCO Executive Board
Dr Vittorino Verone has been elected to the UNESCO executive board joining new members that include Evans of the U S Library of Congress. The board expands from 18 to 20 members and shifts four year terms. Members serve personally, not as country representatives.
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Vittorino Vnese
United, Nations Education Scientific, and Cultural Organation
Unesco
Italian Catholic Act
Paxmana
Stefano Jacin
Veronese
Isther Evans
U.S. Librarian Congress
75th Jubilee Festiv Climaxed at Detroit
The Detroit event marks the 75th Jubilee Festiv with a civic banquet at the Sheraton Cadillac. The piece notes longstanding university roots since 1877, detailing campuses on Nichols Road and downtown Detroit with multiple colleges and ROTC units. Expansion costing $20,000,000 is underway.
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Cadillac
Aly
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eNichols Road
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Finance Even College
Warning from Archdiocese on Sale of Saint Relics in New Orleans
The Archdiocesan Chancery Office warns that it is wrong to buy or sell relics and urges Catholics to avoid offerings from relics especially during estate or public sales. Pope Pius XII ordered Christians not to purchase relics held by nonbelievers and to return them to the Church.
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Archdiocesan Cheery Office
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