Earliest Christian Chapel Relics Found in Kent Villa
Excavations at the 4th century Roman villa at Lullingstone Kent reveal a domestic chapel with wall paintings and five to six Orant figures in a pillared portico. Chi Rho monograms, dated to 345 to 865, identify the room as a Christian worship space. Christianity's spread in Britain followed Roman arrival with early bishops at Arles, Nicaea, Sardica, and Rimini, before Saxon invasions.
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London
Lullingstone
Kent
Eggests
Britain
Rome
Arles
Nicaea
Twins in Nuns Communities Marked by Shared Vocations
In Framingham Centre Massachusetts Sisters report twin sister vocations recurring in the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary. Sister Mary Augustine cites three sets of twin sisters recently joining, including Cambridge sisters separated by miles who both serve at distant leprosy stations in Fiji and Jamaica.
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Mass
Mary Augustine
Marist Missions
Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary
Rica
Cambridge
Mary Constance
Korovo
Suva
Fiji
Mary Anita
Australia
Hansen’s
Jamaica
British West Indies
St Louis Man Brought De Paul Work to Nation
A 19th century link connects Bryan Mullanphy in St Louis to the Vincent de Paul society's spread in the U.S. Father McColgan's Century of Charity details leaders, establishments, and work including visiting the poor, food baskets, night schools, youth programs, disaster services, and outreach to non Catholics.
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St. Louis
de Paul
Milwaukee
Bryan Mullanphy
Sorbonne
Frederic Osanam
Vincente
Paul Mullanphy
Cathedral of
St. Vincana de Paul
U.S
Daniel T. Mc. Colgan
Singere Society
Vincent de Paul
Father McColgan
Nuns Endure Red Tortures for Refusal to Deny God
Three Canadian nuns from the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception arrived in Montreal after a Canton trial and expulsion sentence. They describe being stoned, forced to wear Chinese clothes, and subjected to repeated interrogations urging them to deny God while imprisoned in five jails during 11 months of persecution.
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Ymelda Lapierre
Pont Souge
Elizabeth Leamire
la Baie du Fievre
Congregation of the Immaculate Conception
Montreal
St. Alphonse Marie du Redempteur
Antoinette Cour
Joliette
Que
St.ari O
Germaine
Germaine Gravel
Canton
Sear
St.oy Bs Forei Ae
Wales
Ncwc Radio and Wire
Negro Priest Becomes 4th Native in Hierarchy
A native African priest is raised to the Latin Rite hierarchy by Pope Pius XII. The Rev. Ramwara, educated at Nyakibanda, was ordained May 26, 1929 and has led Nyundo mission in Ruanda, a Belgian trust territory. He’ll oversee the new Ruanda Nyundo vicariate and related Kabgaye mission as titular bishop of Gariiama.
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Aoe Ki Ee
Sho Ate Oysius Ramwara
White Fathers’ Seminary
Nyakibanda
Ruanda
Central Africa
Nyundo
Belgium
Belgian Congo
Holy Father
Bigirumwami
Gariiama
Kabgaye
Lore DePrimez
W.F
Laurean Rugambwa
Kagera
Tanganyika
Pope stresses training future farmers at federation address
Pius XII addressed 4,000 Federation of Working Farmers members in Vatican City, stressing preparation of future farmers spiritually and socially. He called the family the solid basis of economics and welfare for the organization and urged recruiting new members from the young generation.
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Pius XII
Federation of Working Farmers
Four Romanian Bishops Held Prisoners in Soviet Union
Vatican Radio reports that the four Romanian bishops who escaped execution are imprisoned in the Soviet Union while seven others are dead. Bishop Basil Aftenie, a Byzantine Rite auxiliary to the Apostolic See, is named in the report.
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Soviet Union
London
Vatican Radio Ried
Basil Aftenie
Apos
Fagaras
Alba Jalia
Atian
John Balan
Lugo
Vacaresti
Valeciae Axaian An Frentiu
Oradea
Alexander Cisar
Bucharest
Korovgrad
Siberia
Anthony Durocovici
Jassi
Dnepropetrovsk
Last Blessing Before Sailing for Africa Mission
Mrs. Carimine Turcotte of Methuen Massachusetts receives a blessing from her son Rev Albert Turcotte S M A on the deck of the eget African Glen New York harbor before sailing for West Africa. He was ordained for the Society of Missions to Africa in Washington. He sails with two classmates Father Raymond Bane and Father Theodore O Dwyer to work in the Negro Republic. The report also notes Romanian bishops persecuted in Communist regimes and living figures under harsh conditions in the Soviet Union.
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Methuen
Mass
Albert Turcotte
Eget African Glen
New York
West Africa
Society of Missions To
Africa
Washington
New England
Raymond Bane
Sussex
England
Theodore O'Dwyer
Cork
Ireland
Republic
Soviet Writer Predicts Last Days of Vatican
Paul Pavlenko, after visiting Italy, predicts the last days of the Vatican and its disappearance. He says Catholicity will continue and Stalin era Moscow News prints the anti Catholic piece in multiple languages. The Vatican is called a nest of adventurers and spies and an instrument of Wall Street.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Italy
Paul Pavlenko
Vatican
Moscow
O’connell
Boston
Dougherty
Philadelphia
Rogues’ Gallery
Pavlenko
Wall Street
Volga Republic
Russia
Navy Tradition Backs Importance of Worship at Postgraduate School
Rear Adm. Herrmann spoke at the dedication of the Naval Postgraduate School chapel, citing Articles for the Government of the Navy. He noted mandatory divine services on ships and stations and the Church pennant above the colors. The new chapel in the former Hotel Del Monte features a Franciscan mural and serves Catholic and non Catholic services. Reverend Walter A. Mahler is chaplain. Reverend Edward eye Newark leaves for Korea.
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Government of
Navy
Ernest E. H. Herrmann
Naval Postgraduate School
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Hotel del Monte
Caer
Walter A. Mahler
Ate
Postgraduate School
Queen
Edward Eye Newark
Korea
Fatima Tomb Mystery and Blue Army Expansion
The special photo shows workmen opening Jacinta Marta's tomb at Fatima. bones found differ from Francisco's age at death, and Francisco's remains were moved in 1935. A representative cites Mary’s intervention as the Blue Army plans its Wiesbaden headquarters with a 3,000,000 franc shrine expansion despite 2,000 of 10,000 townspeople being Communists.
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Fatima
Jacinta
Wirg
Francisco
Fatima Ilica
Our Lady
Blue House of Our Lah International
Blue Army
Wiesbaden
Geneng
Diggings May Prove Biblical Sites in Palestine
Father Lamair in Liber Annus reports 1950 Palestine archaeology may confirm desert where John the Baptist preached and authenticate the tomb of Lazarus at El Asariyeh Bethany. Ruins of a monastery and church near the Lazarus site suggest antiquity. coffins found in 1947 are questioned as Apostles’ remains.
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Palestine
John the Baptist
Rus
Father Lamair
Liber Annus
Institute of Franciscan Biblical Studies
Jerusalem
Ain-El-Ma
Moudiyeh
Lazarus
el ‘Asariyeh
Bethany
Lamair
Jésus
U. S. Nuns Establish 1st Australian Foundation
Two Sisters of the Resurrection from Albany New York arrive in Melbourne to establish the order's first foundation in Australia invited by Archbishop Daniel Mannix. The Polish-origin congregation, with a Rome mother-house, focuses on nurseries kindergartens and schools. They will lodge at Good Shepherd convent while a new convent is prepared.
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Melbourne
Australia
Sisters of the Resurrection
U. S
Pope Albina
Gertrude
Albany
N. Y
Con Gation
Archishop Daniel Mannix
Sydney
Pius XII
Albina
Good Shepherd
Rome
United States
Celina Borzecka
U S Methods Advised For Spread of Faith In England and Wales
Rev Michael O Connor argues American methods can grow Catholic conversions in England and Wales from 10 000 to 100 000. He notes Catholics remain about one in fifteen centuries ago and accuse Protestants of a false belief that Protestantism died. He claims Catholics have made little effort to promote the faith.
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U. S
England and
Wales
London
Jean
Michael Eae Laas
Foker'o Connor
England
Father O’connor
Peoria Priest Editor Receives Freedom Award
Monsignor Robert G. Peters editor of the Peoria Register won second place in the Freedom Foundations awards for 1951. He receives 200 dollars and a medal for a six article series The Roots of Democracy. Other honorees include Reverend James A Greely and James Knudsen for works in New Orleans and Los Angeles respectively.
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Robert G. Peters
Peoria Register
The
Freedoms Foundation, Inc
Monsignor
Peters
James A. Greely
Church of the Immaculate Conception
New Orleans
James Knudsen
Los Angeles
Archdiocesan
Milwaukee College Bid to Italy Drama Festival Delphia de
Mt Mary College will represent the United States at Verona Italy for the Delphiade drama festival in August. Forty one participants including 37 students will perform a Longfellow Song of Hiawatha based piece. The invitation followed Milwaukee performances in 1941 attended by Dr John Orth Riedl former Marquette associate professor now U S High Commissioner for Germany.
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Milwaukee
Mt. Mary College
United States
Verona
Italy
Longfellow
Hiawatha
John Orth Riedl
Marquette University
U. S
Germany
Catholic Press Takes Stand Against UMT
The Catholic Press editorially opposes UMTS reforms and urges varied military service policy changes. It argues for a shift from the current system and outlines proposals including extended training and longer reserve commitments.
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