Catholic Units Seek TV Channels
Sixteen Catholic school systems and 147 Catholic colleges or universities filed letters of intent with the Federal Communications Commission for educational television channels. Costs are projected around 250000 per station with annual upkeep 30000 to 40000, with variations by model. Institutions like Loyola New Orleans and Duquesne University are active examples. certifications come from several archdioceses and dioceses across the country.
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Washington
Federal
Franklin Dunham
U. S. Office of Education
Cdstof
Oere
E. Arthur Ngerford, Jr
General Preon Laboratories
I. Dunham
Loyola University
New Eans
Star Wwl
Irs
Pitts
Duquesne University
Francisco
Beecaiee
D. C
Itimore
Bostoft
Louisiana
Santa Fe
Cincinnati
Iladelphia
Pittsburgh
Parochial Schools of Council Isfs
Des Moines
Ee Laredo
Coocesée
Texas
Cwa
Cologne church leader appeals for broad youth worker outreach
Monsignor Joseph wh founder of a world wide organization urged renewed youth worker membership. He spoke of unity and responsibility to foster a spirit of rebirth and service among young people.
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Cologne
Joseph Wh
Tion
Young Christian Orkers
Zie
National Council of Men Opens Film Information Service
The National Council of Men launches a film information service to review and catalogue 16 mm Catholic films for use on local television, parish halls, schools, and organizational showings. Close-Up will publish monthly bulletins with reviews, feature articles, and a bibliography from Catholic film experts.
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National Council of Men
Washington
Nccm Film Information - Ce
Robert McMahon
Catholic Motion Pare
Robert Nichols
NCWC
New Chronology Proposes Dates for Christ Paul and Peter
Father Damius Lazzarato in Rome argues new chronology aligns with traditional dates. He fixes Jesus birth December 25, 6 B C and death March 25, 29 A D with public life three years six months. Paul conversion in 30 A D and martyrdom 67 A D alongside Peter. Peter arrives in Rome in 42 A D.
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Rome
Damianus Lazzarato
Curia
Father Lazzarato
B.C
St. Paul
Peter
Peter I
Sacred Heart devotion calls for June acts of reparation
The month of June is devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus with emphasis on love and reparation for sins. The Feast on June 20 prescribes an act of reparation in every church worldwide. The devotion traces to St Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1673 1675 and to earlier saints. The above image was drawn by Leo Canavan.
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Jesus
Christ
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Leo Canavan
Stigmatic’s Kin Elected Munich
Ferdinand Neumann brother of Therese Neumann stigmatic of Konnersreuth Bavaria has been re elected landrat provincial governor of Kemnath district in Munich vote
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Munich
Ferdinand Neumann
Therese Neumann
Konnersreuth
Bavaria
Kemnath
Keep Your Eyes on Mexico in Listening In
The text reflects on Mexico’s history and potential, noting revolutions shaping its republic and the challenges of development due to capital investment. It contrasts Mexican society with the United States, praising architecture, cities, commerce, and professional skill, while acknowledging social divisions and church-state tensions.
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Mexico
U.S.A
United States
Catholic Arch
Leo XIII
Pius XI
Mexico City
U. S
Mexicans Resist Copying U.S. Culture at Border
A fragment notes that Mexicans do not imitate American culture as they cross the border, prompting a page reference for more details.
Apostolic Delegate Signs UN Refugee Convention
Arch bishop Amleto Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the U.S., signed on behalf of the Holy See a UN convention regarding refugees. It marks his first official UN visit and emphasizes the Vatican’s call for global cooperation to provide homes and safety for stateless people. Eleven other states signed. the Geneva treaty covers rights of refugees and related identity issues.
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Amleto G. Cicognani
United States
United Nations
Pius XII
New York
Cicognani
Ivan S. Kerno
Trygve Lie
N. Y
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
U.S
Holy See
Geneva
Popes XII
United Nations Organization
Switzerland
Abbess Madeleine Bonhomme Trains Her Mother in Trappistine Life
Nishinomiya Japan Abbess Madeleine Bonhomme 638 died here after unique service training her own mother in the Trappistine life following her father’s death.
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Nishinomiya
Japan
Madeleine Bonhomme
Pope Urges Students to Pray to Strengthen Faith
Vatican lectern reports Pope XII telling the Children of Rome that prayer is essential for virtue and strength in a troubled world. He says prayer heals the soul, prevents faith from waning, and wards off selfishness taking root in the heart.
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Vatican
Day and Night Prayers Boost Vocations in Baker
Bishop F P Leipzig reports May devotion to Mary with perpetual adoration and Rosary across 24 parishes in the Baker diocese. From four priesthood candidates in his first year, nine serious inquiries emerged in 1951, aided by using Catholic hospitals and academies to sustain the all-out schedule for vocations.
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Baker
Ore
F. P. Leipzig
Eisenhower Praises Pius XII in Anti Communism Drive
In Zeist Netherlands General Eisenhower lauds Pope Pius XII as a moral leader against communism. He says the Pope and his organization have led the battle while noting democracy and faith align in political life. He cites discipline, religious faith, and Cromwell as examples.
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Eisenhower
Pius XII
Zeist
Netherlands
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rome
Holy Father
Kremlin
Oliver Cromwell
Catholic Population in United States Hits 29 Million Mark
The Official Catholic Directory reports 29,407,520 Catholics in the U S with 116,839 adult converts received this year. The 48 states hold 29,241,580 Catholics, Alaska and Hawaii 165,940, archdioceses Chicago Boston New York Philadelphia Newark and more show growth, with 27 Cardinals 158 Bishops and 24 archdioceses 106 dioceses.
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New York
United States
Alaska
P. J. Kenedy & Sons
Hawaii
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Newark
Pagar
Artford
Pittittsburgh
Greensburg
York
U.S
P. J. Kenedy &Sons
Immense Growth in Education in Catholic Schools
Catholic school education shows a record rise with 5,141,251 pupils under Catholic instruction in 1951 52, including orphans. Full-time staff reach 110,206 across 11,987 institutions, with increases in lay teachers and religious teaching. Parish and diocesan schools expand while some parish high schools reduce.
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Aise
J. Kenedy & Sons
Ing Ee
Sieh & Schoors
Aan
Record Priest Population Reaches New High in 1951 United States
The Official Catholic Directory for 1952 reports 44 459 ordained priests in the United States, up 570 from 1951, with 7 975 brothers and 6 sisters. It notes eight bishops died and 729 priests died in 1951, and lists 14 844 parishes with resident pastors and 809 missions without resident clergy.
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United States
New York
P. J. Kenedy & Sons
Pal
Uls
Alaska
NCWC
Catholic hospital system growth reaches 772 institutions
In 1951 Catholic hospitals treated 5,177,094 patients, 334,000 more than the prior year, across 772 facilities. Bed capacity rose to 117,111 with 10,141 beds added, while 1,755 trainee nurses were enrolled in 366 nurse-training schools.
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NCWC
Spellman flies home to bury aged aunt in Boston
Cardinal Spellman interrupted his pilgrimage to the International Eucharistic Congress in Barcelona to fly from Portugal to Brighton Massachusetts for the funeral of his aunt Sister Mary Philomena of the Sisters of St. Joseph She died May 22 at 86 and more than 60 nuns attended the Requiem Mass at St Columba’s church before Spellman resumed travel with 600 pilgrims aboard the Constitution.
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Brighton
Mass
Cardinal Spellman
New York
Mary Philo
Mena
The
Sisters of St. Joseph
Peilgrimage
Barce
Spain
Portugal
John F. O’hara
C.S.C
Philadelphia
Spellman
Lisbon
Mother Eopresse
St. Columbkinle’s
Cardinal
Mt. St. Joseph’s Academy
Elmer von FeLor
Fatima
Ion F.onare
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
United States
Four Generations Confirmed in Houston Church Rite
Bishop Wendelin J. Nold presided at St. Peter the Apostle in Houston as four generations in Linda Ann Farrell's family were confirmed. Linda Ann, 9, started a family cycle of conversions with her mother Mrs. Charles Farrell and grandmothers Mrs. Ralph Hereford and Mrs. Ann Keppler, both from New Orleans, joining in the rite. The church pastor is Rev. J. J. Brady.
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Wendelin J. Nold
Galveston
Tex
St. Peter the Apostle Church
Houston
Linda Ann Farrell
Linda
Charles Farrell
Nold
Linda Ann
Ralph Hereford
New Orleans
Ann Keppler
J. J. Brady
M.S
St. Peter's
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