Catholic Officials See China Church War Ending in Victory
Maryknoll officials in New York report the Catholic Church in China will outlast the persecutions and operate openly again. About 2,500 Chinese priests work secretly or openly. 1,046 missionaries were killed in 1952, fourteen bishops imprisoned, and 24 dioceses ordered extinct. education, hospitals, and printing houses suffer under Communist control as faithful clandestine worship continues.
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Maryknoll
N. Y
China
Free World
Eypre Vo Baevichu
Iice
Maxyknole
Franis
Chur
Elemenve Wet
Reds
Sno
Epia
NCWC
Bishop Philip Scher, Monterey Fresno Diocese Leader, Dies
The article notes the death of Bishop Philip George Scher, second Ordinary of the Monterey-Fresno diocese, born April 19, 1886 in Baltimore. He was ordained 1911 and became bishop in 1947, presiding over a diocese of about 236,089 Catholics, with a legacy of church assets and minority outreach.
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Calif
Philip George
onterey-Fresno
Re Nie
J. Willinger
Selbeine
Lleville
Ontifical College Josephinum
Josephinum
Rome
Propaganda Coline
U. S
California
Angeles
Monterey
Los
Los Angeles
Monterey-Fresno
Monsignor
Scher
Eee
Baltimore
St. Mary's College
Pennsylvania
Mt. St. Alphonsus House of Studies
Esopus
N.Y
Puerto Rico
Brooklyn
N. Y
Papal Delegate 20 Years in U S as Cardinal's Brother Chooses Cardinal
The article profiles Gaetano Cicognani, papal nuncio to the United States for twenty years, and his brother Giovanni Cicognani, named Cardinal. It traces their birth in Italy, service across Europe, Gaetano's roles in Spain and diplomacy during wars, and Giovanni's rise through the Sacred Congregation and his pivotal U S posting.
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U. S
Gaetano Cicognani
Giovanni Nani
United States
Brisighella
Ravenna
Faenza
Bolmaglia
Italy
Rome
Monsignor
Gaetano Ciccognani
Papal
Belgium
Bolivia
Peru
Austria
Ancira
Spain
Cicognani
Tito Believed Ready to Force Cardinal Stepinac Exile
A Belgrade official says Yugoslavia will pressure Cardinal Stepinac to leave the country or face expulsion. Rankovic proposed prison or forced departure for the cardinal after Vatican relations were severed. He may be sent to a border town near Trieste if he refuses to go voluntarily.
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Tito
Stepinac
Yugoslavia
Rankovic
Oglava
Trieste
NCWC
Religion in No Danger From These Men
A critical review discusses Auguste Comte and several thinkers in the context of science challenging religion. It notes Comte’s mental troubles, repudiation by society, and his attempts to redefine faith, asserting many so-called scholars chase after grand ideas without solid foundation.
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W. T. Stace
Ace
Comte
H Ty
Ncwc Radio and Wire
Fragmentary notice on Darwin and Origin of Species text
The fragment references Darwin and his Origin of Species as a possible essential step in development. It alludes to a column and page turn, noting the discussants’ views on evolution and the meaning of natural selection without detailed context.
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Darwin
Venetian Rite Sees Cardinal C8tini Laid To Rest
In Venice the body of Cardinal C8tini was carried by the gondola of the dead to its final resting place as thousands of Venetians lined the Grand Canal. More than 100 gondolas and barges joined the procession and over 30 archbishops attended the rites at Basilica in St. Mark's.
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Venice
Italy
de Carlo C8tini
Grand Canal
Final Plans For Red Hat Rite At St Peter's Chair
Rome reports final plans for the Red Hat ceremony at St Peter's Basilica with new cardinals to be vested by Pope Pius XII on January 15. The rite will feature the throne before the Chair altar, with processions, Te Deum, and the assignment of titular churches rings and zucchettos.
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St. Peter's
Rome
Pius XII
St.Peter’s
Incwe Radio and Wire
Greenland Priests Safe as Old Beheading Law Declared Invalid
Two Maryknoll priests run the northernmost Catholic mission near Thule Greenland will be joined by a third. An old Danish law once mandated beheading for priests in Greenland, but the Danish government has declared the law archaic and invalid leaving the three priests in no danger.
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Thule
Greenland
Maryknoll
Here
Denmark
Cardinal Confirms General in Korea
The report notes the Catholic mission establishing clergy in Greenland after 500 years as Greenland joins the Vicariate Apostolic of Denmark. Father Cunneen, known as the Radio Priest of the North, broadcasts from Thule’s KBIC station to workers and locals.
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U. S. Air
Pethocs
Wer Ee
J. Cunneen
Demmi
Greenland
Saekia
Bri
Maryknoll Il
Holy See
Denmark
Father Cunneen
Thule
KBIC
U.S.A
Threefold Plan Aims to Curb Obscene Material
Washington reports the House Committee on Current, Pornographic Materials backs a threefold plan to curb smut. Recommended by Rep. E C Gathings the program calls for stopping interstate traffic of obscene goods and authorizing post office action against firms selling via mail. Some members oppose measuring liberty against license, arguing obscenity is obvious, while others defend free thought and expression.
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Washington
House
Rep. E. C. Gathings
Arkansas
Emanuel Celler
New York
E. Walter
Pennsyvania
Ncwc Wire
Son of Churchill Denounces Tito Criticism in Telegraph
The letter from a Churchill son accuses Tito of persecution claims, praising Catholic rights and criticizing Yugoslav Communist actions. It notes Churchill's liberal stance and questions whether British opinion has cooled toward the Kremlin era.
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London
Tito
Cath
Churchill
Ria Daily Telegraph
Britain
Yugle
Vatican
Errsne
Ennohiet
Yuguelay Communist Party
Kremlin
Young Churchill
Peeple
Slavia
WC Radio
Wire
Oldest Working Man Converts at 90 in Freeport
The 90 year old, identified as Mr. Raines, president of the Building and Loan, was baptized December 20 and received Holy Communion on December 21. He keeps regular business hours and says his greatest happiness is the reception rather than being called the oldest working man.
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Fan the Freeport Jour
Spanish Girl Called Another Maria Goretti in Tragic Stabbing
In Manresa Spain Josefina Vilaseca Alsina is hailed as an Italian martyr figure after she was stabbed while defending an elderly woman. She belonged to the Lourdes Sodality and died amid public grief with Bishop Masnou presiding at Masnou and local Catholic communities vigil.
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Maria Goretti
Barcelona
Spain
Manresa
Josefina Vilaseca _Alsina
St. Maria
Josefina
Coreme
Este
Lourdes
Sodality of Our Lady of Lourdes
Aetna
Pour Nse Masnou
Dio
Wire
Vatican Denies Claim of Vast Vatican Wealth in UN World
The Vatican disputed an article in United Nations World titled Inside Story that claims the Holy See hides a fabulous wealth of several billion dollars, mostly gold bullion. Osservatore Romano calls the allegations false and calumnious and notes prior denials have been published.
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Vatican
Vatican City
Osservatore Romano
United Nations World
New York
Itl
United Nations
Magnees Its
Osservatoreae
Two Catholic Nations Record Fewest Suicides in 1950
World Health Organization mortality data show Ireland and Spain with the lowest self harm rates per 100000, 4.2 male and 0.9 female in Ireland and 8.4 male and 2.6 female in Spain. Swedes follow with higher figures and Greater Berlin reports the highest crisis reports.
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Geneva
Ireland
Spain
World Health Organization
Greater Berlin
U.S
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