Mission tour of Rev. Magner to South America
The Rev. James A. Magner of the Catholic University will lead a group of ten from America on an August 1 departure to visit Colombia Ecuador Peru Chile Italy Uruguay and Brazil. He is director of the Institute of Ibero American Studies.
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South America
Washington
James A. Magner
The
Catholic University
America
Eavoy Air
Colombia
Cuador
Peru
Chile
Itina
Uruguay
Brazil
Catholic Unity
Institute of Ibero- American Studies
Folklore for Cardinal Montreal
Fifteen attendees gathered for a four hour event honoring Cardinal Montreal with readings and discussions. The gathering focused on local folklore themes and community memories.
Non-Doctor Delivers 1,000 Babies in Formosa Four Years
Sister Hilda Meier M.D. a Franciscan gynecologist and obstetrician in Formosa has delivered 1,000 babies in four years with one maternal death from apoplexy. She also notes nine appendicitis operations on men in Kaohsiung and her medical education details.
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Formosa
Taipei
Hilda Meier
Filis
U. T
Edestal
Quote on love, generosity, and saving souls
The passage contrasts self love and self hate, noting some people are generous yet fail to act for souls. It suggests true charity includes guiding others toward God and supporting the Church, not just material deeds or cold water. It emphasizes spiritual aims over earthly kindness.
Spiritual lapse tied to generosity not repentance
The text argues that lax religious interpretation focuses on generosity over repentance. It claims repentance shows love for the soul, making worldly concerns secondary.
Repentance as Pivot Between Past Sorrow and Future Zeal
The passage argues that a true Catholic should lament the past yet keep hope for stronger faith ahead. It says present motive justifies sacrifice of the past and directs the pledge to where it will yield the greatest good.
Sacrifices Shared to Support Holy Father Missions
A letter campaign urges sacrifice in union with Christ to fund the Holy Father's Missions. Donors list varied gifts totaling modest sums for the Mission Society for the Propagation of the Faith, citing charity and conversion aims.
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Holy Father's Mission Society For the Propagation of the Faith
Holy Father
Calvary
L. C
L. S
E. F
Mission
GOD
J. K
Holy Father’s Missions
Holy Father's Missions
GOD Love
M.C. L
Prayer Circle Urges World Mission Rosary and Offering
A column urges prayers for all, noting 1.1 billion pagans worldwide lack Sacred and Immaculate Hearts. It promotes a World Mission Rosary with a $2 offering and asks readers to mail sacrifice to Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen or their Diocesan Director.
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Fulton J. Sheen
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
East 38Th Street
New York
Appointment of Thomas J. McCarthy as Military Ordinariate Vice Chancellor
Thomas J. McCarthy, a former Tidings editor and Catholic cleric, has been named Vice Chancellor of the Military Ordinariate and will assist James H. Griffiths, the Chancellor of the Ordinariate. McCarthy, raised in an unnamed college and Catholic University area, was ordained in the archdiocese on May 2 and has since served on religious panels for Voice of America and held papal honors. He was named a Domestic Prelate in 1950 and later a Papal Chamberlain.
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Thomas J. McCarthy
Military Ordinariate
Hop James
H. Griffiths
Neork
T Puters
Spellman
Armed Forces of
Sehen
McCarthy
Eit Hary
Aeuens
Ania
Voice of America
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Catholic Appoints WAVEs Commander in Navy Push
Louise Ky Wilde, Catholic, is named WAVEs commander effective June 1, as assistant chief of navy personnel. She previously served at San Prenteheay and directed shipping control for the Western sea frontier and worked as a newspaper page editor for Mt. Holyoke College. The promotion marks the second top service-woman rise in months, following Col. Trene Galloway sworn in as commander of the WAC earlier.
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Washington
Louise
Ky Wilde
Bee
Odinr
Po ‘Wa
Navy
San Preneheay
Western Sea Frontier
Poageite
Pee Alma Mater
Mt. Holyoke Colege
Catho
Col
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Galloway
Yo Wac
Liberated PWs Attend Mass After 29 Months
Catholic American soldiers freed from Chinese captivity by the Allies attended Mass at two U.S. Army hospital chapels in Tokyo. For many it was their first Mass in 29 months as walking veterans filled front benches and received Communion.
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Tokyo
United States Army
Patrick O’connor
Columban
Brendan Donnelly
Tokyo General Army Hospital
Italian Democrats Under Dual Left and Right Attacks
Italian Democrats led by Alcide De Gasperi face a two-pronged challenge from neo fascists and communists. The Christians Democrats rely on a record of reform and Catholic conscience to defend freedom and Democratic methods amid labor votes and monarchist propaganda.
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Depocra
Alcide de Gasperi
Ital
Trieste
Ena
House of Savoy
Christian Democrats
Center
Italy
Ncwe Radio and Wire
Doctor-Lawyer-Priest Dies at 71 in Canada
Robert J. Williams born in Chatham pursued medicine in Boston then law at Boston University before joining the clergy. He was ordained at 46 after studies at Heart Seminary Halifax and taught and served in Bathurst and Washington, D.C. where he helped organize the Legion of Christ the King in 1932.
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Robert J. Williams
Canada
Wison
Father Williams
Chatham
United States
Boston
Boston University
Heart Seminary
Halifax
Bathurst
Washington, D.C
Legion of Christ the King
Ex Service Men Pursue Priesthood Amid Military Chaplain Survey
More than 4 800 ex service members study for priesthood with over 10 percent former officers. Bishop William Eld of the Armed Forces notes few negative reports from chaplains evaluating aspirants. The Catholic Students' Mission Crusade survey lists vets in religious houses near Catholic University in Washington with diverse nationalities and several decorated veterans including Silver Stars and a Bronze Star.
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New York
Cers
William Yield
U Armed Forces
Oebs
Tex
University of
Raeee Ivanston
D.C
Achat
Catholic Students
Mission Crusade
Sulpicians
Bavaria Stigmata Case Exposed as Forgery
Investigations reveal a claimed stigmata incident in Ram rding involving a 14 year old ill girl was forged. Anology weekly reports marks resembled Theresa Neumann’s stigmata with photos of hands and feet. A Simpach girl acted as model. lipstick created the marks and she was paid $1.25, with fake parents earning about 60 cents.
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Munich
Ram Rding
Alology Weekly
Theresa Neumann
Simpach
Bishop O Gara Imprisonment Reported in Communist China
From Communist China records an American Passionist bishop named O Gara suffered illness and long imprisonment. The Rev Abinger and others reported his two month illness before release. Occupation there reduced from 22 to eight priests with three jailed and five under house arrest.
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China
Raeeeert O’gara
O’gara
Yuanling
St. Paul of the Cross
The
Passionists
Union City
Sister Elfreda 60 Years At Tate Notre Dame Jubilee
Sister Elfreda, a German-born Sister of the Holy Cross, marked 50 years as a nun and has spent six decades at Notre Dame. She arrived in 1903, witnessing Knute Rockne joining the church and the 1906 visit of Father Zahm, with Idinal Pacelli later Pope Pius XI also visiting.
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Tate
Notre Dame University
Idinal Pacelli
Pope Pius XI
Notre Dame
John Zahm
C.S.C
Eer
Slur on Church by Red Is Deplored by Panama
Panama City reports a note to the Panamanian government decrying a slur against the Church. The Yugoslav diplomat Mrazovic called Cardinal Stepinac a war criminal, prompting criticism from Archbishop Bernier and papal nuncio. Canada also urged Yugoslav envoy restraint.
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Anama City
Ihelts
Bernier
Panama Governa
Narl Mrazovic
Stepinac
Onseenest el Lahore
Mrazovic
Mexico
Canada
Korean Reds Release Rev William R Booth
The North Korean Reds release Father William R Booth and six other American clergy interned in North Korea. Booth, a Maryknoll priest from Brooklyn, along with James Maginn of Butte and Monsignor of the Apostolic Vicariate, is reported to reach Moscow in the week of May 10.
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York
William R. Booth
Maryknoll
Brooklyn
Reds
Moscow
U.& Shoriny
Fter
Pyonevang Tor
Leslie
Mies
Ae Ooth
Seoul
James Maginn
Butte
Mont
Samehok
South
Two Cardinals Attend Rochester Consecration Rite
Rochester Auxiliary Lawrence Casey receives consecration as Bishop at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Cardinal Francis Spellman presided with Bishop Walter Foery and Auxiliary Bishop Adera Zaleski. Detroit’s Cardinal Mooney spoke at a dinner honoring Casey. About 900 capacity filled. telecast drew thousands. Casey, a Rochester native ordained 1930, served as secretary to O'Hern Mooney and Kearney, raised to Domestic Prelate in 1947.
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Rochester
N. Y
Sacred Heart Church
St. Patrick’s
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Gene
Casey
John Francis O'Hern
Mooney
Kearney
Protestant Minister's Grandson Elevated to Africa Archbishopric
Cornelius Bronsveld, grandson of a Protestant minister, is named bishop in Africa. His grandfather served as a missionary for years, and Bronsveld is seen as part of a generation shaping church leadership across the continent amid rising Catholic and secular influence.
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Africa
Tabora
Ta East
Cornelius Bronsveld
Monsignor Raimondi Returns As Papal Envoy Saintly Liaison
In Italy New Delhi India connections report Msgr Raimondi a Papal envoy auditor with the Rome legation returns to service during transitional period. He served in Washington earlier after arriving in India in 1949 and is awaiting a new papal nuncio.
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New Delhi
India
Luigi Raimonal
Leo P. Kierkels
Ternuncio
Lucas
Ralaondi
Washi D. G
Viatorians to Open Formosa High School in June
Five Viatorians plan to open Formosa High School a Catholic preparatory school in Formosa in June. Father Drolet and Father Phaneuf will lead the mission. they travel from Kyoto to Taichung to establish the school alongside other Viatorians and De Paul University associates. The effort reflects limited religious activity amid regional suppression.
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Formosa High School
Weier
Formosa
Tes
Wh c. Drolet
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