Questioning Papal Elections and Cardinal Rights in Canon Law
The text discusses whether Cardinals would participate in electing a new Pope if the Holy Father dies before January 12, citing Canon 233. It lists cardinal prerogatives such as hearing confessions, preaching, celebrating Mass, and ordinations, noting bishops can exercise these with additional duties. It also remarks on relic enclosure in altar stones and its symbolic meaning, with quotes from Gihr and church Fathers.
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Teena
Holy Father
Helso
Moral limits of analgesia in childbirth ethics discussed
The text argues against giving drugs to relieve labor pains when they risk harm to the mother or unborn child. It cites McFadden on the two effects doctrine and insists the pain relief purpose must be proportional to avoiding greater evil. otherwise giving drugs is morally wrong. The passage also ponders relics and altar stones context.
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Christ
Gihr
Massa
St. Augustine
John
Hern
McFadden
Medl Ethics
Stabilizer appointments shift economic focus in Washington
Michael V. Dile from Ohio replaces Roger Putnam as economic stabilizer. Putnam and Dile, both Cath es, hail from Massachusetts and Ohio respectively. Dile faces defeat in the November 4 Senate race as the campaign continues.
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Washington
Michael V. Dile
Roger L. Putin
Die
Ohio
Putnam
Massachusetts
di Salle
Shrine to Mary Opens in Ancient Catacomb Site
A new shrine credited to the Blessed Virgin opened in an ancient catacomb once used by Christians for special devotion to Mary. Known as the International We temple to the Immaculate It of Mary, the shrine was established by the Claretian Fathers over 30 years ago and gained approval from Pope Pius XII and his successors.
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Mary
Rome
Pius XII
Funeral Held for Bishop Emmanuel Ledvina
Funeral services were held December 19 at Corpus Christi Cathedral for Bishop Emmanuel B. Ledvina former Ordinary of Corpus Christi. Archbisho Robert E. Lucey of San Antonio celebrated the Mass with nine bishops present. Burial followed in the Cathedral. Ledvina, born in Evansville Indiana, studied at St Meinrad and Indianapolis, was ordained in 1893 and served in Chicago as secretary then vice president of the Catholic Church Extension Society. He served as domestic prelate in 1918 and bishop of Corpus Christi from 1949 until his resignation.
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Robert EB. Lucey
San Antonio
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Joseph E. Ritter
St. Lou
Liam D. O’brien
Chicago
Catholi Church Extension Society
Lucey
Evansville
Catholic Church Extension Society
Yuarter
Benedict XV
Aon Lady of Guadalupe
Mexico
Eerge
Opus Christi
St. Mary-of-the- Woods College
Sisters of Providence
Terre Haute
Ind
Pius XI
Mariano&, Garriga
Ledvina
End of a Notable Case Napoleon and Empire Dreams
A fragmented account outlines Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile to St Helena and death in 1821, with reactions on his reign and the era’s obsession with empire. It notes his burial in Paris’s Invalides in 1840 and comments on public sentiment toward his rule and wars.
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Rochefort
St. Helena
South Atlantic
Paris
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Napoleon and Pius VII and the Papal Restoration
Napoleons seizure of the Papal States in 1809 led to excommunication of the Holy See. Pius VII was imprisoned in Grenoble and Fontainebleau, forced to sign a concordat, and remained a prisoner until 1814. The Congress of Vienna restored the pope, who, a Benedictine, helped establish new dioceses in the United States and re founded the Society of Jesus.
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Holy See
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Rome
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New York
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Richmond
Cincinnati
U.S.A
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Universal Church
Napoleon's 1821 St Helena remark on hearing Mass
The note recalls Napoleon in 1821 on St Helena saying it would rest his soul to hear Mass. Through Pope Pius VII England sent a French Catholic chaplain, and Napoleon affirmed his Catholic birth and duty. He refused to admit any man above him but recognized the Pope's enduring power, a lesson Tito of Yugoslavia might consider today.
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St. Helena
Pius VII
England
Tito
Yugoslavia
End of Our Revolution Ends With Yorktown Victory
The Yorktown victory on October 19 1781 marked by French support and Washington leading troops to Newburgh is detailed with figures on war costs and U S debt. The piece notes post war state weakness, unpaid army, and Washingtons warning about exploiting gains.
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George Washington
Yorktown
DeGrasse
West Indies
Rochambeau
Virginia
Washington
Hudson River
Newburgh
Thomas Jefferson
John Fiske
United States
Offer of Crown To Washington
In 1782 Col. Lewis Nicola proposed to the General using the army to crown Washington. Nicola, born of Huguenot stock and Protestant-educated in Ireland, had 26 years in the British service before moving from Dublin to Philadelphia around 1766. He was skilled, contributing to training and organizing invalid soldiers for recruitment.
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Washington
Ce Atre
Ob Hy Acon
Ireland
Dublin
Philadelphia
Controversial Hudson Valley figure urged monarchy to Washington
From the summer of 1781 to 1788 he was at the Continental army main camp on the Hudson and wrote to Washington proposing a monarchy with the General taking a royal title to allay popular prejudice. While others shared similar views Nicola was not their official spokesman.
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Washington
Royalers
Aing
Nicola
Washington Rebukes Nicola Over Suggestions
Washington responds with a stern rebuke to Nicola’s proposals, signaling a sharp policy stance and potential strategy shift. The dispute centers on governance and reform measures amid growing tensions between the two sides.
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Washington
Nicola
Troubled Times Bothered George
GEORGE WASHINGTON voiced distress at the idea of seizing royalty after fighting for democracy and urged nonviolence while criticizing officers plotting civil war. He offered to intercede with Congress for the army and urged a stronger union in a 1783 letter to state governors describing it as his legacy.
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George Washington
Times
Congress
Washington Fixes Date for End of War in 1783
Washington set April 19 1783 as the formal cessation of hostilities marking the end of the Revolution. He led troops into New York as British evacuated the city. On April 26 some 7000 Tory loyalists sailed to Nova Scotia from New York.
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Washington
New York
Nova Scotia
Lexington
Washington’s Faith in God Guided His Public Life
The account notes Washington’s reluctance to rule as dictator and his return to Mount Vernon on Christmas Eve 1783. It cites his letter comparing life to a weary journey and his belief that God intervened in human events, underscoring his religious sincerity.
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Annapolis
Congress
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Inaugural Debt and Mount Vernon Hard Times
He suffered heavy financial losses after the war and Mount Vernon failed to be self supporting during his absence. He was in debt when elected first President and borrowed funds to pay local obligations and travel expenses for his inauguration. He took office in New York City on April 30, 1789.
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Mount Vernon
United States
New York City
Washington and Napoleon in Revolution and Empire Echoes
The text contrasts George Washington’s refusal to become king with Napoleon’s self coronation as emperor and coercion of Pope Pius VII to crown him in Paris, highlighting differing motives between principle and expediency in monarchical power.
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Nabon
Mademperor
Pope Pius VII
Paris
Modern dictators versus Washington in historical fates
In a reflective column M s Smith contrasts Napoleon and Washington, praising Washington as a principled leader guided by God while noting Napoleons vast wars and self interest. He warns that modern leaders resemble Napoleons more than Washingtons, urging study of history’s fate.
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Washington
United States
Monsignor
Matthew Smith
Etter Repeats as Swiss Federal Council President
Philipp Etter elected for the fourth time as President of the Swiss Federal Council and Swiss Confederation with Rodolphe Rubattel as Vice President. Etter received 156 votes of 212 ballots in the Federal Assembly. He has served on the council since 1934.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Philipp Etter
Federal Council
Etter
Rodolphe Rubattel
Federal Assembly
Keeping Up With Events FLYING SAUCER THEOLOGY
The piece surveys medieval and early modern Catholic thought on rational life beyond Earth. It notes Cardinal von Cues and Monsignor Pohle as early advocates and weighs arguments about creation, sin, and the Incarnation. Philosophers Aquinas Scotus and Suarez are discussed regarding extraterrestrial rational beings and theological implications.
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Monsignor
Joseph Pohle
Pohle
Maritain
Aquinas
Scotus
Suarez
Outer Space
Columban Bishop Exiled After Ten Months of House Arrest
Bishop Patrick Cleary of Nancheng, a Columban missionary since 1931 and bishop since 1938, faced a public trial on December 14 and was expelled from Red China after ten months under house arrest. He was escorted to the border by five armed guards and arrived with three Spanish Jesuits expelled from Anking.
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Hong Kong
Patrick Cleary
Nancheng
Red China
Anking
Emilio del
Auxiliary Bishop Hackett Named Hartford Bishop Elect
The Hartford diocese named John F. Hackett as Bishop elect and Titular of Helenopolis in Palestina. Hackett, native of New Haven, studied at St. Thomas Seminary and Paris Sulpice, ordained 1936 by Cardinal Verdier, served at St. Aloysius New Canaan 1936-45, secretary to Bishop O Ken, Vice Chancellor since 1951.
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John F. Hackett
Hartford
Helenopolis
Palestina
Henry J. O’brien
New Haven
Conn
St. Thomas’ Seminary
Bloomfield
Seminaire St
New Caanan
O’ Ken
Anna Hackett
God’s knowledge of self and future explained in scripture
A theological reflection on whether God knows Himself and the future. The author cites St. Paul and Scripture to argue that God possesses all-encompassing knowledge including the deepest truths, with Christ revealing the Father to chosen ones and all beings fully accountable before God.
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M. Riordan
St. Paul
God
Three Wise Men Seek Peace In Modern Bethlehem
Parable critiques 20th century quests for peace through money power and science. Joseph the engineer says true peace requires more than gold frankincense and philosophy, asking for freedom from want weakness and fear.
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Bethlehem
U.N
Joseph
Gift of gold frankincense and myrrh for world missions urged
A reflective column urges readers to bring the Mother and the Babe to believers in China Japan India Africa and 614 missionary areas. It links gifts to sacrifice and charity and thanks contributors who sent funds to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith under Fulton J. Sheen.
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Japan
India
Africa
Christ
Fulton J. Sheen
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
East 38Th Street
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