Underground priests in Ukraine reported by Vatican Radio
Vatican Radio says over 1000 Catholic priests are operating underground in Ukraine amid persecution and ongoing searches. The report notes no priests denounced to authorities and mentions enduring church activity despite adversity. the narrative then shifts to a hagiographic tale of St Anne and the Protoevangelium of James from early Christian writings.
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London
Ukraine
Vatican Radio
Vatican
Mother of Our Lady
Death of Mar Ivanios noted as leading convert-maker
Trivandrum India July 15 Arch bishop Mar Ivanios founder of the Syro Malankara Rite hailed as the greatest convert maker of the age was buried in a sitting position. He led negotiations to join Rome and his followers numbered in the tens of thousands within the Malankara church system.
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Trivandrum
India
Mar Ivanios
Cardinal Newman
Rome
Ippenne Mar Ivanios
St.Mary’s
Res
Joseph Attipetty
Verapoly
Matthew Kavukatt
Changancherry
Bethany
Holy See
Pius XI
Mal Ra
Malabar
Tiruvalla
Ivanios George Thomas Panickerveetil
Ivanios
John
Mar
United States
Canada
Uversity
San Francisco
Pius XII
Ivanias
Bishop John Boylan Dies at 64 in Rockford Ill
Bishop John J. Boylan of Rockford Illinois died Sunday July 19 at age 64 from a heart attack. He was consecrated February 17 1943 after serving as Vicar General of Des Moines Diocese and had led Dowling College Des Moines as president since 1923. He was born October 7 1889 in New City New York to Bridget Morrissey Boylan and entered Mt. St Mary College Emmitsburg and St Bernard's Seminary before ordination in 1915. He held key roles in Des Moines including Vicar General from 1934 until his Rockford appointment and was named Domestic Prelate in 1937.
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Rockford
Ill
Samuel Stritch
John J.a Olvlendine
Buoyne Boylan
Des Moines
Boylan
Newis City
Bridget Morrissey) Boylan
Mt. St. Mary, College
Emmitsburg
St. Bernard’s Seminary
Mather
Dowling College
Janey
Chatentons of
St Marys College Grants 25 Doctorates in Theology to Women
Notre Dame Indiana 25 doctorates and 82 masters degrees in sacred theology awarded by St Marys College graduate school. 107 graduates from 21 religious groups and 1 laywoman. PhD in theology. Madeleva presided since 1934 and championed the program approved by Catholic and Holy See authorities. The school recruits top scholars and limits regular enrollment to 50. its success spurred other institutes to follow.
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St. Mary’s
Ncwc Wire
Tobin Career From Newsboy to Boston Leader
Requiem Mass for Maurice J. Tobin celebrated July 22 at Holyoe Cathedral. Tobin rose from newsboy to Boston's youngest mayor and Massachusetts governor, later serving as Secretary of Labor under Truman at age 47. Born May 22, 1901 to Irish immigrants, he died July 19 after a heart attack at his Scituate summer home. he earned his law degree from Boston College.
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Boston
Holyoe Cathedral
Maurice J. Tobin
Newsboy
Massachusetts
Labor
Truman
Tobin
Scituate
Mass
Boston College
Eleanor Hosts Fito at Tito Lunch on Brioni Island
Eleanor dined with Fito at Marshal Tito's summer residence on Brioni in the Northern Adriatic. She had traveled through Serbia Bosnia Montenegro and Croatia en route.
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Eleanor Dines
Fito Freakin
Faennets
Marshal Tito
Adriatic
Brioni
Serbia
Bosnia
Montenegro
Cro
Was John Charles Fremont Catholic
A clipping discusses whether John Charles Fremont, famed explorer and early West leader, was Catholic. It notes his 1850-51 California Senate service, presidential bids in 1858 and 1864, and tensions with Lincoln as a radical supporter.
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John Charlies Fremont
California
Areck
Deservad
United States
New Republican Party
Buchanan
U. S
Lincoln
Fremont
Fragmented recollections about a marriage and Fremont family
The passage recalls an 1841 Washington event involving a Catholic priest, suggests the speaker’s doubt about clergy, and mentions Jessie Benton Fremont and family ties to Richmond Virginia. It notes Fremon’s death in 1818 and hints at a widow’s later life and boarding.
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Jessie Benton Fremont
Washington
Fremon
Money From Moscow Aids Tornado-Damaged College
Money from Moscow aided Assumption College in Worcester Massachusetts after a July 9 tornado that killed 91 and caused 75 million dollars in damage. Donations from American and foreign diplomatic staffs in Moscow reached Father Louis E Brassard A A, with more than 1000 dollars sent by Father Georges Bissonnette who succeeded him. The piece notes Russians published news of the injuries and references the Roosevelt Litvinov pact of 1933.
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Worcester
Mass
Moscow
Assumption College
Louis E. Brassard
Father Brassard
Georges Bissonnette
Ante
Dilomatic
Orie
Russia
Father Bissonnette
Central , R. L
Time to Repeat Poland’s Prayer Miracle of the Vistula
The piece recalls the 1920 Miracle of the Vistula when Polish faith and Marian devotion helped halt a Soviet advance toward Warsaw. Father Rozewicz urges renewed devoutness to Mary to counter today’s Communist threat and restore Poland’s strength in Christian Europe.
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Poland
Vistula
Ther
Anthony J. Rozewicz
C.S.C
Holy Sree
Mary
Fatima
Warsaw
Russia
Europe
Our Lady of Czestochowa
Father Rozewicz
Mirso
Deaf-Mute Priest Expounds at Catholic Beat Assembly
Father Vincente de Paulo Burnier of Bra a deaf mute assistant secretary to Bishop Giustino De Seat Anna addresses delegates at the International Catholic Beat Association annual meeting. He declares deafness should not bar participation in religious activities. Burnier, 32, was ordained by a special dispensation from Pius XII and can read lips in five languages including French Italian Portuguese and English.
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Vincente de Paulo Burnier
Braa
Korea Chaplains Travel 12 Hours in Sunday Round
Four chaplains with the 45th Division in Korea traverse in two jeeps to conduct seven Masses and hear Confessions. On a Sunday round 750 men attended with 295 receiving Holy Communion. Priests include Maj Rocys Eecquarters Toledo Capt Neseeme Feer Captain John D. Benson and Fathers Broening Walsh among others aiding in Mass and Confessions.
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Korea
45Th
Thunderbird
Patrick O’connor
S.S.C
NCWC
Lay A I New Orleans Archdiocese to Open Three All Lens Schools
Three new New Orleans archdiocese schools will open with lay teachers only due to teacher shortages. Another three will mix lay and religious staff. Enrollment figures show 65,279 students in 1952-53, with Corpus Christi School the largest single administration and Redemptorist Parish serving many in grammar and high school levels. Twenty eight religious communities operate archdiocesan schools.
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New Orleans
Secon
Henry C. Bezou
Suan
Monsignor Bezou
Corpus Christi School
The
Josephite Fathers
Sisters of the Blessed Rament
Redemptorist Parish
Our Lady of Prompt Succor
West
Cheaper by Half Dozen at St. Anthony’s Hospital
Oklahoma City article notes St. Anthony’s Hospital offers free hospitalization to mothers with six or more children. Directors say the policy encourages large families. First “bonus baby” arrived recently as the 3,500th birth noted for 1953. Mary Agnes, hospital superintendent, comments on the aim.
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Oklahoma City
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Mary Agnes
Joined Church to Unite Prayer With Sweetheart’s Love
Hoosick Falls New York report details Norma O’Brien’s conversion from Protestantism to Catholicism after her fiancé William O’Brien served in World War II. She describes baptism, confession, and First Communion, crediting Bill’s faith and urging relatives to join her in the Catholic Church. The couple has two sons and a daughter, and she expresses gratitude that their children have grown with the faith.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Norma
William O’brien
Bill
Nienage
God
O’briens
Belloc Reputations as Greatest Writer of Our Time
The obituary lauds Hilaire Belloc born July 2 1870 died July 16 from burns at Kings Land Horsham Sussex England. It cites praise from Bernard William Roughead and The New York Times for his vast output across biography cultural history apologetics and essays.
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Ul H. HaLett
Hilaire Belloc
Kings Land
Horsham
Sussex
Engla
Seete Lawes
Beille Prescott
New York Times
Belloc
William Roughead
Hazlitt
Lamb
France
Denver
Colo
Elodie Es Hogan
Na Calif
New York
Case of Commons
U. S
England
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