Fr Tennien Calls China a Spy Factory in New Book
The Rev. Mark A. Tennien MM describes China as a vast spy factory in his diary based No Secret to Safe. Detailing house arrest triumphs and imprisonment, he cites mass purges of teachers and a forced indoctrination program under Communist rule.
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New York
China
Mark A. Tennien
M.M
Reds
Father Tennien
Liu
Shumkai
Kwangsi
South China
Korea
NCW Wire
Lie Says Father Pio On Scare Devotion
The superior of Father Pio of San Giovanni Rotondo rejects a medal devotion as a false protection against a looming disaster. He states Father Pio never endorsed the medal or predicted a catastrophe and calls the claim a lie. The medal trust is reportedly spread via literature linked to Miss Jardin who had written to Pio since 1945.
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Los Angeles
Pio
San Giovanni Rotondo
Italy
Grand Opera
Father O
Salerno Invaders Attend Cornerstone Laying For Nursery Center
American Fifth Army units helped lay the cornerstone of a Catholic nursery and welfare center at Pontecagnano near Salerno. Mrs. John David Lodge attended as a ceremony guest. Boys Town Inc sponsors the project with Monsignor Carroll Abbing as president. The Italian government gave $10,000 and locals donated the site.
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Rome
Salerno
Fifth Army
Pontecagnano
John David Lodge
Connecticut
Boys Town, Inc
John Patrick Carroll Abbing
Pastor's Election Prayer Expressed in Poetry
A fragment recalls Father Young urging readers to see the work praised by Cardinal Stritch. The note frames a political prayer as poetic expression linked to church figures.
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Father Young
Cardinal Stritch
Rural Education Study Prompts NCRLC Parley Proceedings
The 30th Catholic Rural Life Conference convention runs Oct 17 to 21 with Bishop Francis J. Haas of Grand Rapids leading educators day and a sermon by Rev Wilferd Shuster of Madison. Host bishop Stephen S. Woznicki will offer Benediction at St. Cathedral as the gathering closes.
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Ucation
Bisho
Catholic Rural Life Conference
Francis J. Haas
Grand Rapids Mich
St. Cathedral
Wilferd Shuster
Madison
Wis
Stephen S. Woznicki
Saxinaw
Chaplains for All Jailed Youth Advocated by National Group
The National Association of Training School Chaplains aims to place chaplains in all state training schools. New co chairmen Father Paul De and Rev. Mr. George Percival led a three day conference at Michigan State College with plans to seek church cooperation to expand chaplaincy efforts.
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Lansing
Mich
National
Association of Training School
St Francis Xavier Miracle Legend Revered in Travancore
In Trivandrum India celebrations begin mid-December commemorating St Francis Xavier's role in averting war and possible annihilation. A legend says an apparition of the saint appeared to Vijayanagar invaders, holding a crucifix and ordering their retreat, earning him the title Valia Padre in Travancore.
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C. Strachwits
Trivandrum
India
St. Francis Xavier
South India
Travan
Unni Kerala Varma
Tavancore
Ncise
Valia Padre
Travancore
Pastoral in Argentina Denounces Beatification Pressure
In San Luis Bishop Emilio de Pasque denounces outside pressure to start beatification for Eva Peron. He says canonization comes only after careful inquiry, not public urging, and defends prayers and Masses for petitions while condemning blasphemous interpretations of God’s will.
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San Luis
Argentina
Emilio de Pasque
Pr S
Eva Peron
Juan Peron
Argentine Republic
Senora Peron
Soviet Cardinal Mindszenty Report Sparks London Radio Claim
Yugoslav Zagreb station says Cardinal Mindszenty Primate of Hungary has been placed under Soviet custody in Hungary. Another source could not verify the transfer though the claim ties to a Moscow backed peace campaign. Mindszenty reportedly remains in Budapest near the hospital and villa.
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London
Yog Radio
Zagreb
Mindszenty
Hungary
Russia
Budapest
Liptmerce
Moscow
Sinner and Saint differ in pursuit of happiness on radio
The Rev. Leo J. Trese stated on Christian in Action that both sinners and saints seek happiness, differing in their methods. He noted the saint knows where to look while the sinner may search the wrong press. Trese, author of Vessel of Clay and Many Area, is leading an October happiness series on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. via NBC in cooperation with the National Council of Catholic Men.
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New York
Leo J. Trese
Hu Rt
Father Trese
National Council of Catholic Men
American Broadcasting Company
Martin Work
Alaskan
NCCM
Mr. Work
Emery
Anchorage
Seattle
Woodrow L. Elias
Edward York
Eielson Air Force Base
William A. Clasby
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Alaska Defense Command
Military Novena At Fatima Shrine Draws 1000 Plus Enrollees
Pine Bluff Ark Bishop Albert L Fletcher of Little Rock will address and lead the Rosary for world peace Russia conversion and armed forces at the second annual Fatima pilgrimage at Fatima Downs St Raphael Mission October 19. More than 1 000 military officers and men have enrolled in the Fatima Novenas for Peace and welfare of enlisted personnel, per Divine Word Fathers.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Albert L. Fletcher
Little Rock
Russia
Curly of Fatima
Fatima Downs
St. Raphael Mission
Divine Word Fathers
Cannot Salvage Europe By Snubbing Politics
Prof Robert Houben of the Belgian Christian Soci party urged NEI leaders to engage politics to aid Europe’s Christian renewal. Delegates from 17 nations, eight behind the Iron Curtain, heard Auy de Schriver call for being leaven in Europe. NEI youth in Villach urged opposition to Marxist materialism and capitalism. Fribourg adopted a solidarity resolution with persecuted European nations and pledged to avoid labeling them as Soviet satellites.
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Fui
Switzerland
Europe
Robert Houben Tt
Christian Soci Party
Nouvelles Equipes Internationales
NEI
Auy de Schriver
Villach
Austria
Fribourg
Christian Democratic Pose
World Bureau Begun By Catholic Educators
In Lucerne Switzerland Catholic educators from several countries formed the International Bureau of Catholic Education to defend the Churchs natural rights in education. The bureau seeks UNESCO accreditation as a nongovernmental consultative body with Monsignor Frans op de Coul elected president and secretary-general Rev William E McManus attended as observer.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
International Bureau of Catholic Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Monsignor
Frans Op de Coul
Central Bureau For Education and Instruction
William E. McManus
Ncwc Educational Department
Military Men Invited To Observe Youth Week
Archbishop Mitty of San Francisco announced National Catholic Youth Week for October 19 to 26 inviting U S military chaplains and armed forces youth to participate in the second annual observance. The theme United States Unity Sanctity Action links patriotism and faith with a Communion crusade for the Feast of Christ the King.
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Washington
John J. Mitty
San Francisco
Episcopal
NCWC
United States
U.S.A
Mitty
Catholic Hour
National Council of Catholic Men
Aber Angel Bourke
Philosophy Dat
St. Louis University
Harold M
Robert H
C.S.C
Portland University
Portland
Ore
Thomas E. Murray
Atomic Energy Commission
Scholar Contends Virgin Birth Debate Not Slur Against Protestants
Catholic scholar Father Hartman argues the Revised Standard Version’s Isaias vii 14 translation does not imply Protestants doubt the virgin birth. The discussion compares Alma as young woman versus virgin, links Isaias prophecy to Christ, and notes omission of the doxology in the Our Father in RSV.
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Washington
Isaias vii
Louis Artman
C.ss.r
Catholic Biblical Association
Immanuel
Jerusalem
B.C
Isaias
Achaz
Holy
Emmanuel
Mary
Jesus
Father Hartman
Christ
Chicago Builder Lets College Receive Quarter Million Gift
Thomas Byrne, Chicago building contractor, left 250000 to J Francis Xavier College for Women. The gift funds the Raven Thomas Byrne Memorial Library, announced by Mother Superior. Sister Byrne, the donor's daughter, is a faculty member and college alumna.
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Chicago
J. Francis Xavier College
Thomas Byrne
aery + rouge
Sisters of the Union
Amillus Byrne
St.Xavier Academy
Byrne
Keys of Kingdom Padre in Australia
The Rev. Francis McDonald, a Scots doctor turned missionary in China after World War I and linked to A. J. Cronin’s The Keys of the Kingdom, serves as chaplain at a religious training center in Adelaide. He was among the first victims of Chinese Communists and arrived in Australia in 1948 after abuse in a Sydney hospital.
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Adelaide
Australia
Francis McDonald
China
A. J. Cronin
Father Chisholm
Father McDonald
China Missions
Cronin
Sydney
Pegis Reappointed President of Institute in Toronto
Dr. Anton Pegis receives a second six year term as president of the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies in Toronto. The reappointment confirms continued research leadership and academic direction for the institute.
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Pegis
Toronto
Anton
Vatican excommunication of Communists remains in force says Osservatore
Readers asked if the Holy Office decree against Catholics who embrace Communism has been rescinded. The Vatican newspaper answered with a firm no and warned priests that disobedience carries grave responsibilities. It added that confessional secrecy can shield a penitent's Communist affiliations from the confessor.
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Rome
Osservatore Della Domenica
The
Sacred Congregation of the Holy Ffice
Vatican Sunday
Osservatore
Solomon Walked in This Garden Adopting Orphans and Seminarians
A plea from the Convent of Our Lady of the Garden urges support for hungry orphans in Palestine and for fundraisers to build chapels and shrines in Ethiopia and Syria. It asks for donations, noting a $10 monthly gift can feed an orphan for a month and highlighting several missions and seminarian appeals.
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Bethlehem
Holy Land
Solomon
Jerus
Anticles
Angela
Sisters of Our Lady of the Garden
Adigrat
Ethiopia
Our Lady of Fatima
God's Own Wanted Within the New State of Israel The Need for Food
The message notes more than twenty thousand Catholics in Israel with hundreds of orphan children needing food parcels. It asks for aid and describes the parents and children awaiting sustenance in their homeland, urging memory and support.
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GOD
Israel
Saints and memories mark the church year season
A reflective note on the church year recalls feasts and heroic memories of saints. It mentions Teresa and asks about Melites, inviting guidance for a devotional path.
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Teresa
Fragmented prophesy excerpts on mercy peace love and hope
The text presents a jumble of phrases about mercy peace and love tied to religious imagery. It mentions near east chapel offerings and altar terms with prices 50 25 and 15 dollars.
Stricter Divorce Laws Urged by Scottish Catholic Leaders
Edinburgh report notes Scottish Catholic lay leaders form demands for tighter divorce laws in Britain and to curb hastier marriages.
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Edinburgh
Britain
Vast Catalog of Films and Plays Listed in
An OCR style study lists hundreds of film titles, stage works, and performers from various eras including The Devil Makes Three, Paris 1900, Blue Angel, Miss Julie, The Big Sky, Old Mother Riley, Unknown Man, Paris Nights, and many others. The fragmentary text resembles a cinema and theater index with assorted international titles and names.
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The
Matthew
Anne Bair
Red Sea
Captain Blackjack
En Page
FBI
Hart
Lydia Bailey
Old Mother Riley
Henry
Fiat
Pat
Mike
Pie
Che Ie
Raiders
Reluctant Idow
Red River
Paris
Eyles
Voice of Love
Bupa
Neces Ot Treabble
Ates Idad
Bal Tabarin
Bela” Lugosi
Cage of Gold
Jane Cloudburst
rYdsisha
House
Doniselli
Monier
China
Tistex
Path of Hope
Stra osRashomomon
Siberia Island
Fascination
Desire
Pitz-Palu
Bandit
Blue Angel
Flanders
Lovers of Verona
Manon
Marie du Port
Merry Chase
Miss Julie
Rozina
Amelia
Bob
Sally
Stephano
Sercenier
Miss Julian
Savage Figle
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NCRLC
Evita
M. Madeleva
St. Mary’s Colomen
Notre Dame
Ind
Sheed & Ward
Clare Boothe Luce
Madeleva
St. Hilda of Witby
Sister Madeleva
Women’s National Institute
Men‘s Council
Keys of Kingdom
CWV
Ladies’ Auxiliary
National Department of Catholic War Veterans
Auxiliary
de Mary Griffith
Frances Wray
Illinois Adies’ Auxiliary
Alyce Vavruska
Berwyn
Ill
Pacerane Artnet
Plastic- Shine Labs
Broadway
Mattthew
Alwaye
Sisters of Palestine
Leon Poggi
Kena
Basilians
Tot
Unji
Kafar Bohom
Syria
Monica Guild
Sere Mary
Sacred Heart
Missi
Teflon
Hho Bidhey
Tad Neos Eich
Gabe
Near East Missions
Thomas J. McMahon
Andrew Regesh
Peter P. Taohy
Wm. Kafler
Dunn
New York 17
St. Jude
National Shrine
Claretian Building Fund
National Shrine OF ST. Jude
Joachim de Prada
C.m-F
West Madison Street
Llinois
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