White Fathers Exhibit Celebrates 3 Million Conversions
A mission exhibit in New York showcases the White Fathers and White Sisters record of 3 million conversions across 2 million square miles in Africa. Rev. Paul Heon reports 45,000 worshippers received Holy Communion from 10 priests at a Mass in Belgian Congo.
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New York
Society Missionaries of Africa
White Fathers
White Sisters
Theliee
Igales
Paul Heon
Wren
Nachos
Uanda Urundi
Belgian Congo
Chechia
Fez
Petro of Gration
Ender Fan
Average Notre Dame Grad of 1928 Secures $10000 Pay
A Notre Dame class of 1928 survey shows graduates earning higher incomes and leading more stable lives than peers. Ninety one percent are married with an average of 2.76 children. doctors average $12 000 yearly and the class median is $14 000. The report notes strong religious activity and mentions figures such as President Eisenhower and Cardinal as popular or less popular peers.
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Biahowse
Sone Ak
Sees
Time Magazine
Been
Reed
Ae Sence College
Gazett P
Peta
Repub
Eisenhower
Lewis, Des Eee
John L Acheson
Westbrook Pegler
Ion Ayne Morse
Famed Nagasaki Cathedral Reopens Window After Atom Bomb Damage
A historic Nagasaki cathedral, severely damaged by the atomic blast, unveils a new stained glass window behind the high altar. The church, tied to Japanese Christian history since 1866, features relics once housed in Manila and now rest on the hill where martyrs were crucified.
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M. Patner
Frederick Hanson Ki
Oura
Jisgecent
Rome
Japan
Manila
St Mary’s Church to Honor Windthorst in Hanover
In Hanover Germany a church honoring Ludwig Windthorst a Catholic statesman will be built. The church at St Mary’s will memorialize Windthorst who died in 1891 and had funds donated by his supporters to construct the church.
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Hanover
Germany
Bert
Ludwig Wind- Lee
Tae
St. Mary’s
Windthorst
Soldier Finds New Faith in Catholic Church
The excerpt records Lt Paieon, an executive officer at a hex center for chemical gedkerds and developmen, describing his search for religion. He and his wife, previously unaffiliated, choose Catholicism as a faith they will raise their daughters in.
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Hex Center
Paieon
Army Chemical Center
Maryland
James T. Pooler
Ruth
Karen
Lynda
Francis W. Vonasek
C.ss.r
Baltimore
Fruita
Colo
Pooler
Europe
Pius XII Echoes St Bernard Encyclical On Modern Peace
Vatican report notes Pope Pius XII citing St Bernard of Clairvaux as a guide for peace and charity amid schism and threats. The encyclical honors Bernard, founder of the Cistercians, born near Clairvaux and dead 1153, urging love and divine guidance to restore morality and unity.
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St. Bernard of
Pius XII
St .Bernard
St. Bernand
St. Bernard
Clairvaux
Claieonat Be
the Holy Father
St. Bernard’s
Ncwc Radio and Wire
Protestant Epistles on Catholicity Spark Conversion Debate
The speaker cites Protestant Episcopal Bishop Horace W. Donegan of New York and two clergymen who joined the Catholic Church, arguing Catholics display both faith and confusion about Catholic theology. He asserts Protestants are divided over Catholic claims and notes ongoing disputes about religious authority and doctrine.
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New York
I. James the Less Church
Scarsdale
Why Convert Price Became a Catholic
A fragmented passage discusses Why Convert Price Became a Catholic noting the lack of Episcopal authority and the search for genuine church teaching. The text hints Price’s conversion as a response to the Catholic claim of Christ’s voice through the Church. Page reference suggests continuation.
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Price
Episcopal
Jesus
Christ
Bishop Edmund Gibbons Named Dean of American Hierarchy
The report notes bishops Joseph Francis Busch F Peibe and Joseph Patrick Lynch as senior figures in the U S hierarchy. It highlights Lynch’s July 12 consecration anniversary and his long service since ordination, with mention of other aging bishops and earlier appointments.
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Edmund Gibbons
Washington
St. Cloud
Joseph Francis Busch
F. Peibe Bons
Albany
Joseph Patrick Lynch
Dallas
St. Kes Ggoageee Mich
Hood
One
John Binley
Lynch
Irealifornia
Bishop Busch Last of Six Consecrated at One Time
The funeral of Joseph F. Busch in St. Marys Cathedral St Cloud drew 125 priests and a large lay crowd. Bishop Peter W Bartholome celebrant of the Mass, with Archbishop John Gregory Murray delivering the sermon. The procession ended at the cemetery as senior St Paul province bishops performed final absolutions.
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Busch
Ry Peet
John Ireland
John J. Lawler
Vincent Ehrle
Timothy J. Corbett
James _—— Hy
Patrick R. Heffro
Winn. Schenk
Sion
Duluth
Minn
Igeggee Dworschak
Fargo
Parish and Private School Construction Spending Noted
A historical report highlights daily spending on parish and private school construction. It notes church building activity and mentions a long discussion of saints and religious figures, including Saint Christopher, with a caption credit to Leo Canavan.
Families Giving One in Three to Church Service in Montreal
A survey shows high clerical and religious vocations in Quebec families. Examples include Louis Arthur Roy with seven priest sons, Judge Arthur Laramee with six priest sons, Arcade Bissonnette with six priest sons and three daughters, and other families producing multiple priests, nuns, or both. The trend highlights deep church ties across many households.
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Montreal
Canada
Antoine
Louis Arthur Roy
Arthur Laramee
Arcade
Bissonnette
Aatenene
NCWC
Communion by Proxy Drives in Puno Parish
The Legion of Mary at a Maryknoll parish in Puno Peru conducts an intensive drive to win men to monthly Communion and fasting. A survey yields a list of acceptances and highlights a notable local caballero who backs the plan, saying I like the idea and will be there.
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Puno
Peru
Legion of Mary
Maryknoll
Caballero
Patriot Miguel Hidalgo Case Reopens Mexico Scholars to Test Excommunication
Archbishop Luis M. Martinez forms a commission of historians to decide if Father Miguel Hidalgo was excommunicated. The inquiry will examine Hidalgo's 1810 Dolores parish actions and the campaign for Mexican independence, including his banner depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico
Dolores
Luis M. Martinez
Jesus Garcia Gutierrez
Seho
Calderon
Chihuahua
Father Hidalgo
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Manuel Abad Y Queipo
Michoacan
Thar
Martinez
Ncwc Radio
Wire
Waugh Novel Satirizes Welfare State In Britons
The Times reviews Evelyn Waugh's new work centering on Miles the Modern Man in Mountjoy castle a reform school turned state orphanage. The piece lampoons penology and euthanasia with scenes of Picassos Legers and staged play while Miles undergoes routine air filled routines and quarterly psychoanalytic review.
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Evelyn Waugh
the Times
Miles
Mountjoy ‘Castle
England
Henrys Letters to Ann Boleyn Screened for U S Vatican Film Library
The project microfilms Henry VIII era letters from the Vatican Library for U S distribution. Knights of Columbus finance, St Louis University directs the effort with five 35 mm cameras recording manuscripts for later US access.
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Ann Boleyn
U.S
Westerly
R. I
United States
Sack
James W. McCormick
Knights of Columbus
Knights
Shieh
St. Louis University
St. Louis
McCormick
Rome
Vatican Library
Superior
Holy Father
Vatican
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