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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1952
Page
9
Maryknoll bishop Francis X. Ford of Brooklyn died in a Chinese prison after maltreatment during captivity with Sister Jean Marie. Reports describe starvation, beatings, and forced indoctrination while detailing the suffering of the pair and the broader fate of American missionaries in China.
Esther Harvey and Anselm Shelde, Pimas, wed at St. John’s mission school in Arizona. The piece outlines Catholic Indian missions across 80 reservations in 23 states and Alaska, with 222 priests and 61 schools serving 8,107 pupils, while noting over 100,000 natives are Catholic in a 400,000 population. It also covers the Holy Office ruling on Father Feeney’s views and church salvation doctrine.
The Times notes England’s 1752 calendar switch dropping 11 days, from Sept 2 to Sept 14, after 1582 reforms. It recalls fines and wages loss myths, tax date shifts from March 25 to Jan 1, and tomb dates in Westminster Abbey reflecting the confusion.
The U S Public Health Service says the government has authorized construction of 13 Catholic hospital projects totaling about $11,000,000 under the controlled mode plan. The list includes a 100 bed addition at Melville Sanatorium in Aurora biayar, a 80 bed addition at Grand Rapids, and other expansions across multiple states.
Monsignor Grady named to a seven member commission created by President Truman to study immigration needs and problems. The group will examine quotas and emergency powers as it weighs refugee issues in Western Europe and the impact on U S foreign policy.
The Bishop of Lourdes, aged 58, joined about 1 200 sick pilgrims on stretchers before the Lourdes Basilica during the 79th national pilgrimage. Seriously ill after a heart attack he was carried to a grotto in an ambulance to open the service. The bishop, who survived Gestapo detention in World War II, asked prayers for God’s will and blessed the thousands gathered worldwide from his sick bed.
The World Conference in Land Sweden urged Christian unity, stressing one Gospel and oneness of the Church. Catholic leaders emphasize obedience to God, the Papacy, and the Mystical Body of Christ while urging active unity in mission.
Catholics in Lithuania report armed resistance to Soviet occupiers and beg Pope Pius XII for help. The appeal warns that without aid, the Lithuanian people could be annihilated within five years amidst terror, hunger, and rights being stripped away.
Glasgow reports Protestant parents kept 204 children home on opening day as 80 Catholic pupils were moved into the school. Only 141 of 349 Protestant students answered the roll call while the Catholic children occupied two of seven vacant rooms. Parents protested at a mass meeting claiming they should have been consulted. The stay-out strike continues.
More than 25 000 Catholics joined a Labor Day march in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico ending the Holy Name society convention. Bishops James P David and James B erean and Rev Harry C Gr P attended as the society plans a Catholic workers movement with at least 50 local unions in six months targeting mechanics factory workers and office staff.
At a Vatican conference in Rome Mothers General of Pontifical right congregations discuss a proposed higher education school for women religious offering religious and social courses. They also consider a central consultative commission for women religious and a parallel project for men religious.
Col. Roman J. Nuwer of Buffalo New York will retire from the Army after more than seven years in Austria. He previously served 24 years as pastor of St Mary of Sorrows in Buffalo and is a veteran of both World Wars. He was made a Protonotary Apostolic by Pope Pius XII. His brother Frank Nuwer lives in Lancaster New York.
The Hour of St. Francis marks its seventh year on air with an estimated audience of 1000000 across 600 stations worldwide. Since 1946 it has expanded from 40 stations to U S territories Hawaii Australia New Zealand the Philippines and India among others with Hollywood talent headlining many programs. Notable guests include Robert Ryan Loretta Young MacDonald Carey Stephen McNally Catori Wallace Ford Jeanne Ann and Gene Lock.
In a Fulda conference adopted by the Bishops of Germany the 86th annual meeting, the prelates read from pulpits that while the age sees mass defection from God, godlessness is no longer fashionable. They urge contributions to church needs over secular pleasures and note that college-trained persons once spreading godlessness are returning to God.
Archaeologists dig at Caughnawaga Fonda New York uncovering Mohawk post molds in a 1.46 acre circular area as they search for the baptism site of Kateri Tekakwitha born 1656 died 1680. Father Grassman leads the Mohawk Caughnawaga museum excavation amid relics and long house outlines.
Washington reports total Catholic school enrollment this fall near 4 027 511. Dr Urban Fleege of the National Catholic Education Association notes elementary enrollment around 3 088 000 and secondary at 607 511 with higher education about 332 000.
The only perfect Gutenberg Bible copy on vellum in the United States was insured for 300000 dollars when moved under guard from the Library of Congress for a Bible week telecast. The exhibit includes the Gutenberg Bible and other manuscripts from the library’s collection, with events scheduled Sept 28 to Oct 30 and a stamp ceremony on Sept 30.
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