Interior work at Plaquemine church finished at cost of 80017
The St. John the Evangelist church in Plaquemine Louisiana was completed as per Father Gerard Bosch's late estate wishes and overseen by his brother Monsignor Frederick h pastor of St. Francis of Assisi in New Orleans. The project included two Italian marble pulpits and cost 80017 dollars.
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St. John the Evangelist’s Church
Gerard Bosch
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St. Francis of Assisi’s
New Orleans
Plaquemine Church
Bishop Zuroweste Warns Secularism and Materialism Endangers U S morality
Bishop Albert R Zuroweste of Belleville warned at the 55th Illinois Columbus Knights of Columbus convention that rising secularism and materialism threaten civil and religious liberties and called Catholics to moral regeneration and faithful Christian living. He urged Catholic men to practice virtue and uphold moral law in public life.
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Montreal Radio Rosary Receives Indulgences Granted
Montreal-Pius XII grants indulgences to all who participate in the radio recitation of the Rosary broadcast from Archbishop Leger’s residence. Leger has led daily since Oct 1 1960 with weekday 7 pm and Sunday 7 15 pm broadcasts from CKAC. Each show features a Catholic activity representative and follows the Family Rosary Crusade origin.
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Pius XII
Paul Emile Leger
Leger
CKAC
Laval University to Mark Centenary of Royal Charter
Laval University in Quebec, the oldest French speaking school in North America, will observe the 100th anniversary of its royal charter in September 1922. Founded 1663 by François de Montmorency Laval, it evolved from a seminary for Indigenous priesthood students to a major university with multiple faculties and a Ste. Foy campus funded by 1948 expansion efforts.
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St Fidelis Seminary marks 75th anniversary in Herman Pa
Pennsylvania Seminary Notes commemorates the 75th anniversary of St Fidelis Seminary. Since 1877 the school has graduated 442 priests, with a mix of diocesan and religious orders. The campus expanded multiple times, including a 1899 chapel addition, 1924 east wing, and a 1939 new college building.
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St. Anthony’s
Immense Work Is Done By United French Women
Paris reports that over 60000 women returned from a Lourdes pilgrimage. The French Women's Catholic Action League, 50 years old, leads 2500 members nationwide and is headed by Mlle. Du Rosta who also chairs the International Catholic Action group. Its magazine L Echo Des Francaises circulates 2 200 000 and it supports 5865 mutual aid societies and runs 3500 libraries lending 3 000 000 books last year.
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GIs in Korea Shown Worthy of Christ by Charity
The report by Rev. Lt. Col. Joseph C. Chmielewski details U S military service members aiding Korean orphans in Pusan and other areas. Soldiers donated tens of thousands of dollars for orphan relief, clothing from army blankets, and even church construction in Northern Japan. The effort includes prayers, religious acts, and support for prisoners in Communist camps, shaping converts and reinforcing faith.
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Words of St. Francis Compiled in Translation
Rev James Meyer OFM edits an anthology titled Words of St Francis published by Franciscan Herald Press Chicago. The book presents a new translation of Saint Francis quotations from reliable sources and includes the Our Father meditation Praises of God. It aims to capture the life and character of St Francis.
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Exile Bishop to Present Diplomas at St Bonaventure
Bishop Sigebald Kurz OFM from Yung chow China will hand out diplomas at St Bonaventure’s 92nd commencement on June 8. He will receive the honorary Doctor of Laws. Other honorary doctorates go to Monsignor Eugene A. Loftus, Buffalo. Dr Carroll V Newsom, New York. Dr Leo Simpson, Rochester. and Clifford J Laube, New York Times editor.
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Carroll V. Newsom
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State School of Religion In Iowa Turned 25
Iowa City notes mark the 25th anniversary of Iowa University’s State School of Religion on a tax supported campus. Bishop Ralph L Hayes praises its model for state and private colleges while Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer notes it does not define basic viewpoints. Prof. M. Willard Lampe founded and directs the school with tax funds supporting administration and faculty salaries paid by cooperating denominations.
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Des Moines
Charles W. Brashares
Willard Lampe
Archbishop Desranleau Dies After Long Illness
Sherbrooke Quebec Archbishop Philippe Desranleau died at 70 after suffering a fractured hip in a car accident eight months earlier. He had been hospitalized in Montreal for months and had just returned to his Cathedral. He is succeeded by Most Rev. Geor Cabana, coadjutor, as the second Archbishop of Sherbrooke.
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Navaho Language Expert Father Haile Receives Honorary Degree
Father Berard Haile of St. Michael’s Ariz who lived with Navaho for 62 years and wrote a Navaho English dictionary has been awarded an honorary doctor of laws from New Mexico State University He is 80 and a member of the Order of Friars Minor and has written volumes explaining Navaho rituals.
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Marquette University Enrollment Notes ROTC Growth
MilwaukeeWisconsin Marquette University now coeducational with about 1800 women enrolled and hosts both Naval and Army ROTC units. Part of 27 Jesuit schools nationwide it serves about 7000 students with 674 faculty across ten schools and colleges. Since 1864 chartering, 1907 university status, and dozens of facilities expanded.
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Marquette University
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Wisconsin
Ancient Greeks and Olympic Fire Religious Roots Examined
A reconciling piece notes 2000 at Fulton Oursler Requiem Mass in St. Patrick's Cathedral May 29 with figures like Monsignor William T. Greene and Rev. John O'Brien. It discusses Greek religious rites behind the Olympic games and cites Olympian oath, sacred truce, and women’s ban, then hints at Cold War tensions affecting Helsinki preparations.
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First Solemn Mass for La Crosse Priest O Connell
Newly ordained Father James F O Connell eldest of nine children will offer his First Solemn Mass June 8 at St Michael's Providence R I He will administer First Holy Communion to his six year old sister Martha The ordination class of La Crosse dio cese included 15 natives from seven states and one foreign country with 13 ordained by Bishop Treacy one in Rome and one at Worthington Ohio Thirteen of the class have 16 relatives in the religious life.
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Organ from 1345 in Barcelona Restored at Eucharistic Congress
A historic Barcelona organ dating to 1345 was unveiled during the 35th International Eucharistic Congress as Cardinal Federico Tedeschini arrived. Restoration begun in 1934 has just finished, with a 1943 discovery of priceless 16th century paintings behind the organ coverings.
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Olympic Week and Amateur Scouting Highlights Loom
Lloyds of London delays on Russian sign up noted as war overseas. May 18 to 25 marked Olymp Week with US Olympic Committee aiming to raise 850000 dollars to fund 400 American entrants. In Antigonish Nova Scotia the Amateur Athletic Association lists chairman A F MacDonald and six department chairs including A D MacInnis and Dr Cecil MacLean.
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Congo Tom-Toms Heard At Paris Mass
In St Eustache Paris a Mass titled the Mes of the Congo Boatmen featured Gabon folk songs performed on tom-toms and native instruments. A Gabonese choir member sang as the group tours France to raise funds for St. Anne's Basilica in Brazaville, capital of French Equatorial Africa.
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