Dutch Protestants Seek Return to Catholic Doctrine
A Hilversum group of 29 Calvinists including 10 pastors publish Reformation and Catholicism urging Dutch Reformed adherence to Catholic teaching on Apostolic Succession the Eucharist and Baptism. They call for study and rapprochement with Rome rather than conversion, arguing the Episcopate preserves church unity and the sacraments’ validity.
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Amsterdam
Hilversum
Assembly
Protestant Reform Group
Jesus Christ
Calvary
Ncwc Radio and Wire
A. Coppens
Four Great Aims of Rural Life Conference Outlined
In ener Mich the National Catholic Rural Life Conference outlined four aims: to live Catholic life on the land, to keep and settle Catholics on the land, and to convert non Catholics there. Bishop Albert Zuroweste urged showing a fuller life amid rural surroundings to reverse farm population loss caused by wars and wage competition. A distinguished service citation honored Bishop Mulloy of Covington for his farm background and Mass work. Cardinal Mooney presided at the Pontifical Mass opening the convention.
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Ener, Mich
Albert R. Zuroweste
Belleville
Seaichrtbees Capholise
Ea UN
William T. Mulloy
Covington
North Dakota
Red River Valley
Stations of the Cross for Hospital Patients
The idea arose during a visit by Francis from Siena College and Rev Benjamin Kuhn to bring blessed Stations of the Cross to Catholic hospital rooms. Each patient could gain indulgences by reciting 20 Paters Aves and Glorias with contrition.
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Loudonville
N. Y
Siena College
Benjamin Kuhn
Holy See Confirms Mother Seton Baptisms Valid
The Holy See has verified that Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton was baptized both initially and conditionally, after exhaustive research by the Sacred Congregation of Rites. Born 1774 in New York and died 1821 in Emmitsburg, she founded the Sisters of Charity and led the U S order as its first superior.
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Rome
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Salvatore B
Holy See
Sacred Congregation of Rites
Burgio
Mother Seton
Sisters of Charity
U. S
Burgie
Holy Trinity Church
New York
Seton
Emmitsburg
The
Sisters of Charity After
Movement Urged for Canonization of Cardinal Newman
The Catholic Telegraph urges movement toward canonization of Cardinal John Henry Newman. The article compares him to Augustine and Aquinas and notes support from church leaders and faithful alike.
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Cardinal John Henry Newman
Augustine and
Aquinas
Catholic Telegraph ‘Register
Ember OF Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Steps Toward Canonization of Cardinal Newman Urged
The Catholic Herald reports London moves toward canonization of Cardinal John Henry Newman. An article by Francis Davis of Oscott College argues the time is ripe, noting Newman’s influence during and after his life.
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London
John Henry Newman
Catholic Herald
Eev H. Francis Davis
Oscott College
Birmingham
Archbishop Kuo Heads Formosa Metropolitan See After Elevation
The Prefecture Apostolic of Taipei Formosa becomes a metropolitan archdiocese with Monsignor Joseph Kuo as its first archbishop. He will be consecrated Oct. 26 by Archbishop Antony Riberi in Hong Kong. Other Formosan prefectures remain under Apostolic administration, with plans for future diocesan status.
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Vatican City
Taipei
Formosa
Joseph Kuo
Antony Riberi
China
Hong Kong
Kinyi
Kaochung
Taichung
Thomas Niu Hui-ching
Yangku
Jose Arregui Y Yparaguirre
Maryknoll
Taichung Prefecture
William Kupfer
M.M
Flushing
N.Y
Tokyo
Holy See
Kuo
Hopeh
Rome
Constantini
Fahy, Sr
San Francisco
Livyu
Sect Apostolic of
Yengchow
Tho
Reds
Eugenei
Ncwc Radio Sd
Pius XI
Christ
Leo Canavan
Fatima cure claimed after mass during 35th Marian anniversary
In Fatima Portugal Archbishop Ferreira da Silva held a special Mass for the sick and the afflicted on the 35th anniversary of the 1917 apparitions. A partially paralyzed man Joaquin Vilar walked unaided after receiving the Blessed Sacrament, amid large pilgrim crowds from Portugal, Lisbon, Sesimbra, Figueira da Foz, Newfoundland rescuers, and international attendees including American clergy and Brazilian ambassador guests. More than 20 000 communions were distributed during the observances.
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Fatima
Portugal
Emmanuel Maria Ferreira da Silva
Joaquin Vilar
Joao Costa I
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Figueira da Foz
Sesimbra
Lisbon
Harold V. Colgan
Plainfield
N.J
Blue Army
John M. Haffert
Great Britain
Samuel de Souza-Leno Gracie
Manuel Suarez
The
Order of Preachers
Spain
Holland
Belgium
France
Brazil
Ncwc Radio and Wire
Listening In We Can Slow Down Juvenile Crime
A 1950s analysis argues juvenile delinquency grows from secular decline in religion. The Children's Bureau cites over a million yearly juvenile picks and 300000 court filings, predicting 450000 delinquents by 1960 and 1.5 million arrests. It condemns training schools and adult jail use, urging religious education as prevention.
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Children’s Bureau
Federal Security Agency
Marshall Field Foundation
Italy Warns Against Protestant Proselytizing
Rome editorial attacks Protestant mission efforts in Italy arguing Christianity there spans 20 centuries. It rebukes calls to separate church and state and defends Catholic unity against foreign evangelism and secularist critics.
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Rome
Italy
St. Paul
1 Quotidiana
Catholic Action Daily
Churches of Christ
Thousands of Catholic Mothers Join Home and Family Apostolate
Nearly 2,000 Catholic mothers volunteer to serve on the Archbishop's Committee for Christian Home and Family formed in Philadelphia. Each parish will have a woman chairman and home visitors to visit new parents and newborns, delivering guidance and a blessed medal from Archbishop O'Hara. Committees extend through Philadelphia area counties with future expansion planned.
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Philadelphia
Christian Home and Family
O’hara
Bucks
Chester
Delaware
Montgomery
More Documents Are Sought In Junipero Serra's Cause
In San Juan Puerto Rico Father Leonard Geiger OFM official historian of Santa Barbara Province seeks additional materials to advance the canonization of Fray Junipero Serra. He visits the San Juan Cathedral and the Sierras de Maria convent, tracing Serra's early life in Mallorca Malaga and Cadiz and noting funds spent on research to date.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Fray Junipero Serra
California
Aynard Geiger
O.F.M
Santa Barbara
Father Geiger
Rem Ain
Mexico
San Juan Cathedral
Fray Junipero
Sierras de Maria
Mallorca
Mediterranean
Spain
Famous Bishop of Spain Tours Americas for Study
World famous Bishop Angel Herrera of Malaga begins a tour of Latin America and the United States starting in Havana. He will visit Venezuela Colombia and Mexico with a U S itinerary likely focused in Texas. Herrera urged social reform and worker wages in Malaga saying Spain's gulf between rich and poor has widened since the war.
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Madrid
Angel Herrera Id
Orio of Mal
Havana
Cuba
Latin America
United States
Venezuela
Colombia
Mexico
Texas
Herrera
Spain
Malaga
el Debate
Europe
Reds
Building Aid Society of the Sacred Heart
Pius XII
Granada
Diplomat's wife carves six foot altar crucifix in Panama
Irena Wiley, wife of U S Ambassador John Cooper Wiley, carved and donated a six foot altar crucifix to the Church of St Anabel in Panama's interior. A painter and sculptor, Mrs Wiley has created altar pieces for churches worldwide including St Therese in Vatican City. She began the work after a April conversation with Father Sealiporte Estre and completed it early this month.
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Panama City
St.Anabel
Panama
Irenailey
U.S
John Cooper Wiley
St. Therese the Little Flower
Vatican City
Wiley
Lien
Sealibute Estre
Tito Regime Tax Hits Catholic Church in Yugoslavia
An official in Tito's Yugoslav government vows a 1945 misstep by not massacring priests and outlines a heavy tax aimed at strangling churches. Mass stipends are taxed, offerings banned in some areas, and priests face jail as tax defrauders. Refugees cite priests serving long sentences for alleged tax crimes while gifts from abroad are taxed to fund anti religious propaganda.
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Venice
Tito
Vicko Krstulovic
Split
Polycarp Pehnac
Tirsat
Fiume
Battnic
Vrdoljak
Father Abas
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Ralph L. Hayes
NCWC
Stations of the Cross
Peece Ed
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Louis Bouyer
St. Augustine
St. Thomas
Newman
Monsignor Davis
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England
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Cardinal Newman
Arnaldo Duarte
Kings
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New York Times
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C.S.C
Edmond Kelly
Junipero Serra
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Abeet
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