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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1945
Page
6
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Six young priests from St. Columban society plan to sail soon for Manila marking the first departure for the Philippines since Pearl Harbor. Names include Rev. James A. M. O Kane Rev. John Crafton Rev. Richard J. Guttace Rev. John F. Novak Rev. Quentin Kalick and Rev. Robert J. Cullen. They will join a larger mission band once routes open.
The Official Catholic Directory reports 23,963,671 Catholics in the United States Alaska and Hawaii, up 543,970 from last year. It notes 159 clergy, 2200 archbishops and 136 bishops, 38,451 ordained clergy, 138,079 sisters, 18,463 resident pastors, 11,075 educational institutions, 2,029,012 parish school pupils, 278,619 parish high school enrollments, 21,523 seminarians, 92,426 college students, 84,908 converts, 710,648 infants baptized, and 264,747 deaths as Catholic youth reach 3,205,804. The Indianapolis diocese becomes an archdiocese, increasing to 21 archdioceses. three new dioceses formed, with Brooklyn as largest diocese.
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing of Boston officiated at St. Joseph's Cathedral Hartford on June 5 for the installation of the Most Rev Henry J. O'Brien as the ninth Bishop of Hartford succeeding the late Bishop Maurice McAuliffe.
In a Reader’s Digest excerpt, Max Eastman and J B Powell claim 15 to 20 million Russians will die in Siberian camps and warn that Russia’s dictatorship and propaganda threaten world democracy. They argue China’s rise must be democratic, not Soviet controlled, and critique Mao and Browder influenced messaging.
Ottley writes that the Holy Father gave a private audience to an African American correspondent. The Pope spoke of postwar plans, suffering, and hope for justice, urging the church and people to persevere.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Far North aviation figure, routes over the Atlantic, and wartime service. Mentions Kin tas and Australia, a family of 12, and hours flown in completing pre-war and wartime duties. Details are unclear and many names uncertain.
Joseph Rosenthal, famed for the Mt Suribachi photograph, plans postwar service aiding the U S Marine Corps and assisting Vincentian Foreign Mission efforts in China. He is a convert from Judaism and connected with Father Peter Boyd, C M, of the Vincentian society.
A frail scholastic named Joseph Raphael Crimoht vows to pray for a priest and becomes the first Bishop in Alaska. He begins mission work among Indians and Alaskan people in 1894, facing harsh cold and treacherous seas yet enduring 51 years. His life is noted as among Catholic history’s bright missionary feats.
The Vatican confirms extensive mistreatment of priests among Dachau inmates. Rt. Rev. Walter S. Carroll, American priest attached to the Papal Secretariat of State, describes cruelties endured by 2,450 priests among 35,000 prisoners upon his return to Vatican City.
The article recalls St Sebastian as a 15th century martyr famed for art and legend while noting debate among scholars. It reports Monsignor Carroll’s Dachau visit, detailing Nazi repression of clergy, the torture and deaths of priests, and ongoing evacuations from the camp for hundreds of inmates including Polish priests.
In Wen chang China a Japanese soldier accosted Father Blank and Chinese seminarians near a Catholic cemetery. He declares in Latin I am Catholic and asks to join the church. The odd encounter occurs weeks before Pearl Harbor as tensions rise with American missionaries.
Paris report on Prof. Israel Zolli former Chief Rabbi of Rome who says war and reconstruction of Europe steer him to Catholicism. He cites belief in Catholicism as essential for postwar renewal and notes 12 years interest in the faith.
An article by Junius B. Wood in Nation's Business argues that war losses dwarf reparations. It estimates total Allied war costs at about 1.03 trillion dollars, with U S shares around 280.6 billion and German costs at 258.9 billion, among others.
The Official Catholic Directory shows 11 075 institutions including 53 diocesan seminaries 258 religious order seminaries 210 colleges 1 599 diocesan and parish high schools 7 493 elementary parish schools and 537 private elementary schools The teaching staff totals 95 773 with 5 104 priests 3 371 brothers 573 scholastics 77 874 nuns and 8 851 lay teachers An increase highlights parish high school enrollments 278 619 and private high schools 169 080 with 8 021 012 elementary parish pupils 2 029 012 in private elementary schools and a rise in religious vacation school attendance 638 484 children in 8 053 schools The hospital system expands to 685 general hospitals with 87 171 beds up 17 634 in one year plus 101 special hospitals and 603 additional beds.
The University Bulletin reports that over 44 percent of service members killed in the war are Catholics. Among 2,894 total deaths cited, Catholics account for a sizable portion according to the bulletin's figures.
Pope Pius XII raises four American priests serving in Italy with NCWC War Relief Services to the rank of Rt Rev Domestic Prelate. Honored are Rev John P Boland of Buffalo, Very Rev Thomas F Markham of Newark, and Rev P Landi of Brooklyn.
The Very Rev. Monsignor Romolo Carboni, serving since 1940 at the Vatican City State A Lie Delegation, will depart for a new post in June. He previously earned a Doctorate in Canon Law and has held the role of secretary at the Port-au-Prince Nunciature.
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