Pope Envoy Attends Funeral of King George VI
Archbishop Paolo, Papal Internuncio to the Netherlands, attends the London state funeral for King George VI along with other church figures and government leaders. In Rome and Hong Kong memorial services echo the global mourning with cardinals, ministers, and exiled missionaries in attendance.
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George V
London
Extraordi
Pius XII
Paolo
Netherlands
George VI
Archbishp
Dean Acheson
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Genera N. Zarubin
Amor
Grobbe
William Godfrey
Great Britain
West- Eilers Geos
Ool
Italy
St. Peter’s Basilica
Hong Kong
George
Anthony Riberi
China
Expansion Plan For Mount St Bernard Seminary In Iowa
Archbishops and bishops of the Dubuque province announce a 1.5 million dollar expansion of Mount St Bernard seminary in Iowa. They state current facilities are too small and outline plans to acquire property and remodel, increasing capacity for the four Iowa dioceses.
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Dubuque, I A
Mount St. Bernard
Dubuque
Iowa
Americans Will Put Up Atom Bomb High School
A Catholic high school for 600 students will be erected near Nagasaki where the atomic bomb fell. It will be built at the request of Bishop Paul Yamaguchi and affiliated with the University of Nagoya. The project relies on American contributions and is run by the Society of the Divine Word.
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Chicago
U. S
Nagasaki
Japan
P. Thyken
S.V.D
Soci of the Divine Word
Paul Yamaguchi
Orient
University of Nagoya
Divine Word
Yamaguchi
Cologne Gifts 7000 Dollars For Hiroshima Pipe Organ
Cologne city council through Dr. Paul Keller Wessel pledges 27000 marks nearly seven thousand dollars to buy a new pipe organ for the Peace Church of Hiroshima Japan. The mayor notes Cologne’s war damage but shows sympathy for Japan and the gift is a call against atomic war.
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Cologne
Paul Kellerwessel
Aloysius Ogihara
S.J
Hiroshima
Koshima
Japan
Europe
Jaan
Iroshima
Advertising and Nursing Training Classified Fragments
A collage of offers includes album prints pricing and wholesale catalog requests from Matthews 1976 New York and Chicago mailings, plus a nursing training prospectus promising $45 to $55 weekly as a practical nurse from Chicago School of Nursing. Also mentions wedding invitations and sample shipping from Indianapolis.
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Chicago School of Nursing
Dept. A-2
Chicago
Fatima Story Set for Full-Length Film at Warner Brothers
A Technicolor feature The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima is in production at Warner Brothers directed by John Brahm with Bryan Foy producing. Eric Korngold will score the film and 90 children join the cast led by Susan Whitney as Lucia Dos Santos with Sammy Ogg and Sherry Jackson as her siblings. Virginia Gibson plays the Virgin Mary and Richard Hall is Father Ferreira. The release is planned for fall.
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Hollywood
Warner Brothers’ Studio
Bryan Foy
John Brahm
Eric Wolfgang Korngold
Urban Nagle
O.P
Blackfriars’ Guild
Crane Wilbur
Lucia Dos Santos
Susan Whitney
Sammy Ogg
Sherry Jackson
Jacinta
Francisco
Irginia Gibson
Richard Hall
Father Fereira
Fatima
Fishermen Escape Reds Welcomed by Truman at White House
Three Lithuanians who fled the Iron Curtain by fishing boat were guests of honor at the Lithuanian legation and met President Truman. Sponsored by the Lithuanian American Council, they seek permanent stay in the United States after reaching Sweden via a fishing expedition.
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U.S
Lithuania
Sweden
Eight Hundred Thousand Circulate Spanish Christian Library
The Library of Christian Authors core collection published by the University of Salamanca reached 800000 volumes in Spain and Spanish speaking countries. A delegation from Editorial Catolica presented 80 volumes to Pope Pius XII under its auspices to provide accessible Christian wisdom at moderate prices.
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Vatican City
Spain
University of Salamanca
Editorial Catolica
Pius XII
Seven Modern Martyrs Signatures on 1936 Letter
A photostat in the possession of Bishop Ambrose Senyshyn shows the autographs of seven modern martyrs on a document dated August 1936. Signed after the Czestochowa council, it lists Byzantine Rite Polish hierarchy heads who supported a vow to Cardinal Tisserant, reflecting Ukrainian nationals persecuted by Communists.
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Washington
Ambrose Senyshyn
O.S.B.M
U.S
Senyshyn
Sacred Congregation For the Oriental Church
Czestochowa
Cardinal Tisserant
Soviet Union
NCWC
Broadcasters Bulletin Reaches Broad Audiences Worldwide
The Catholic Broadcasters Association monthly newsletter circulates in 45 states and 75 overseas subscribers on all continents. Now in its fifth year, it shares information and techniques among Catholic broadcasters. Dorothy Arthur coordinates activities. CBA headquarters are in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Wilmington
Del
Catholic Broadcasters’ Association
Dorothy Arthur
CBA
Chicago Native Heads Australia Servites
Very Rev John Keane O S M a Chicago native will lead the Servite Fathers first foundation in Australia. He will serve as Consultor General and be stationed at St Anthony's Waneroo Perth parish. The photograph was taken in Benburb County Tyrone Ireland where he founded the Servite foundation and served as first prior.
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Chicago
John Keane
O.S.M
Servants of Mary
Servite Fathers
Australia
St. Anthony’s
Waneroo Parish
Perth
Benburb
County Tyrone
Ireland
Servite Foundation
Protestant Faiths in Spain and New Episcopal Appointments
Spain hosts about 25 000 Protestants under 1 of 3,000 of the population with 177 churches led by 152 Spanish and 133 foreign pastors. The report lists Anglican and Evangelical churches, Baptists, Adventists, Lutherans, Methodists, and Reformed groups along with a seminary, publishing house, and two libraries. In the church appointments, Bishop Thomas K. Gorman becomes Coadjutor of Dallas, Bishop Joseph Burke moves to Buffalo as Ordinary, and Bishop-elect Joseph McShea is named Auxiliary of Philadelphia and returns to his archdiocese.
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Madrid
Spain
Ministry of Information
Barcelona
Balearic
Canary Islands
Thomas K. Gorman
Reno
Dallas
Joseph A. Burke
Buffalo
Joseph McShea
Philadelphia Archdiocese
Gorman
NCWC
Pasadena
Calif
Pomona
St. Patrick’s Seminary
Menlo Park
St. Mary’s Seminary
Baltimore
Fall River
Mass
Daniel Feehan
Catholic University
University of Louvain
Belgium
Tidings
Los Angeles
Pontifical Throne
Nevada
America
London
Catholic Life
Burke
John Duffy
John F. O’hara
C.S.C
Philadelphia
McShea
Lattimer
R Mc- Shea
Eld
West Philadelphia
St. Charles’ Preparatory Seminary
Overbrook
Pontifical Roman Semina
Rome
Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani
St. Charles’ Seminary
Sacred Oriental Congregation
Washington
Negro Priest Finds No Color Discrimination
Indianapolis reports that Rev. Herman Porter S C J a Negro priest of the Sacred Heart Fathers says he has not faced discrimination from Catholic people since his ordination. He teaches at the Divine Heart seminary Donaldson Indiana and assists in Northern Indiana parishes. He notes no surprise at his presence and the confessional line is as long as for others. He is often requested by pastors and lay groups to lead retreats and meetings and praises Northern Catholics. His experiences reflect those of 35 other Negro priests in the United States.
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Indianapolis
Herman Porter
S.C.J
Sacred Heart Fathers
Father Porter
Divine Heart Seminary
Donaldson
Ind
Indiana
U. S
Preschool Child Course Reaches 18 594 Rhode Island Homes
Providence reports the Confra ternity of Christian Doctrine marks its third year with expansion to hospital maternity departments. Rev. David J. Coffey, diocesan director, notes 389 visitors distributed 118,986 pamphlets to 18,594 homes, guiding parents on spiritual and moral home development.
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Providence
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Rhode Island
David:.j. Coffey
Oblate Fathers Plan First Far East Novitiate in Cotabato
Two American Oblates Emile Bolduc and George Baynes return to the U S to raise funds for a new Far East novitiate to be built in Cotabato province Philippines. Fourteen candidates will study there as the first novices. The Oblates began in the Philippines in 1939 and four Filipinos were ordained after World War II. The Rev Gerald Mongeau is the first Bishop of Cotabato.
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Manila
Oblates of Mary Immaculate
U. S
Philippines
Cotabato
Emile Bolduc
O.M.L
Lowell
Mass
George Baynes
Chicago
Mindanao
Oblates
Rome
San Antonio
Tex
Gerald Mongeau
Canalino Tribe’s Last Full Blood Dies in Santa Barbara
Ygnacio de Aquino, 80, known as Tio Tomas, reputedly the Canalino tribe’s last full blood, died in Santa Barbara. The tribal elder recalled early California events including the Fremont mission site capture. His mother was once a household slave near Goleta and later found protection at Mission Santa Barbara. He recorded Canalino language about five years ago for the Museum of Natural History.
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Tio Tomas
Museum of Natural History
Confederate Naval Hero Raphael Semmes Remembered
A Chicago reader reveals he is a descendant of Confederate admiral Raphael Semmes. The NCWC Feature Service notes the Semmes lineage and recalls his naval exploits, his Catholic faith, legal skill, seafaring prowess, and strict discipline.
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Chicago
NCWC
Joseph Malcolm Semmes
Lombard
Ill
Raphael Semmes
Jubilarian Father Janser Founding St Mary's 50th
Rev. Peter T. Janser SVD, founder of St. Mary's mission house Techny Illinois, marked the 50th anniversary of his ordination. He led missions in China England and India after founding St. Mary's in 1909 and served as Provincial and later Prefect Apostolic of Icair. He was born 1878 in the Rhenish Palatinate and ordained near Vienna.
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China
Shanghai
Hociety
England
India
Techny
Incaer
Father Janser
Rhenish Palatinate
Saar
Divine Word Society
Steyl
Holland
Modling
Vienna
NCWC
Author Seeks Premarital Course Before Weddings
Chicago story notes Rev. John A. O'Brien of Notre Dame urges a law requiring premarital coursework similar to blood tests. He argues premarital training would reduce divorces amid 600 000 marriages facing trouble yearly and cites secularization and temper issues as harming marriage stability.
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Chicago
John A. O’brien
Notre Dame University
Mercy Foundation
Father O’brien
O’brien
Clerics Clash Over Rich versus Poor Catholic Schools
Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi urged Catholic educators in the Philippines to ensure poor students receive equal educational opportunities, while Rev. Pius Barth warned that some schools may uphold a two class educational system. The remarks came at a Catholic educational convention with 400 school representatives.
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Manila
Egidio Vagnozzi
Philippines
Pius Barth
C.F.M
Islands
Vision magazine promotes total spiritual outreach to youth
Washington unveils Vision a new youth publication by the National Conference on something. Editor M E Schieder notes the need to cast a bold vision for youth, urging deep spiritual preaching even if it reduces Sunday attendance numbers. He argues that 10 dynamic young apostles can do more for renewal than 1,000 churchgoers.
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Washington
Vision
M . E. Schieder
Tor
Nowe Youth Docarent
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