Catholic conference urges wage and policy changes for wartime labor
A Catholic wartime labor conference heard leaders urge government action on wages and employment. Monsignor and Bishop figures warned of women workers needing social support as labor shifts, while speakers argued for an adequate living wage and family allowances amid national mobilization.
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Raymond A. Menee
NCW Ction Department
G Ather M
Ryan
Action Dement
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland
James T. Cronin
S. Mary’s Seminary
Eida S. Miller
Men’s Bureau
U. S
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Furthe Bureau
William A. Bolger
Dame U
NCWC
Primacy Dialogue in Early Church and Papal Authority
The text traces early church disputes over papal primacy, noting Irenaeus, Cyprian, and Tertullian statements on Rome's role, and describes how bishops sought Rome's decision on faith and unity. It discusses Victor's Easter dating dispute, Cyprian's views, and later affirmations of Rome as root of priestly unity while showing practical exemptions during controversies.
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Pe Victor
Asia
Rome
Victor
St. Irenaeus
Tertullian
Peter
St. Cyprian
Cyprian
Martian
Arles
Stephen
Priests Helped French Youth Escape to Spain
A network of priests across France aided thousands of young men fleeing deportation to Nazi war factories. They supplied documents addresses and secret passwords and guided escapes via Cerbere to Spain. An anonymous youth recounted police cooperation, a prison stop and a safe journey arranged by the pastor.
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Paris
Spain
France
Cerbere
Chicago Archdiocesan Mass Praises 80000 War Volunteers
Archbishop Stritch led a Mass of Thanksgiving in Holy Name Cathedral praising 80000 archdiocesan volunteers who aided USO NCCS clubs and other centers. Rev. O Connor organized the Mass marking NCCS fourth anniversary with leaders from Catholic Charities and Catholic Women. The Chicago Women’s Council provided hospitality for service members across 14500 events with thousands of junior hostesses and workers. The council pledged continued aid to returning veterans.
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Chicago
Samuel A. Stritch
Holy Name
NCCS
William A. O’connor
Catholic Charities
James C. Curry
Chicago Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
Chicago Women’s Council
Prayers of a Just Person and God’s Timing
A Catholic Truths column notes that prayer is answered in God’s timing and providence. It argues fault lies with indiscretion, not God, and explains that God grants what is truly beneficial, even when humans misjudge their needs.
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Christ
God
Jack
Catholic Officer in Iceland Has Unique War Record
Capt. Downey a Catholic officer on temporary duty in Iceland holds a rare wartime record. He served as Officer of the Day at Rheims when the surrender was signed in 1945 and again at the Iceland base on Pearl Harbor day 1941. He began service in 1940, arrived in Iceland September 1941, and endured family loss when a German torpedo sunk an Icelandic ship near Reykjavi harbor.
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Iceland
William Gey
Georgetowney
Rheims
Pearl Harbor
France
Reykjavi
Sureme
NCWC Receives Treasury Distinguished Service Citations
The Treasury department honors the National Catholic Welfare Conference for war finance program service. Citations go to the Press department and the Department of Education, plus Monsignor Frederick Hochwalt as director of Education. Similar honors earlier were given in 1943 to other church education leaders.
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Washington
Treasury Department
War Finance Program
National Citations Committee
Press Department
Department of Education
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Frederick G. Hochwalt
George Johnson
James E. Cummings
Land Frank A. Hall
Phillip J. Coyle
Private Schools
Four Thousand Canadian Missioners Freed From Camp
The War Department reports that 4,152 Canadian priests nuns and brothers have been released from a Japanese prison camp at Mukden China. The information was conveyed to Major General H S Aurand by Kun.
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Washington
Mukden
China
War Department
H. S. Aurand
Archangel Michael Patron of Radiology Liturgical Week
The text notes Archangel Michael as patron of radiology and radiotherapy designated by Pius XII on January 15, 1941. It recounts medieval veneration, references hot springs in Phrygia, a church near Constantinople, and the belief that healings occurred through Michael’s intercession.
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Archangel Michael
Pius XII
St. Michael
Phrygia
Asia Minor
Michael
Constantinople
Constantine
Sicomen
St. M
Virgin
John
Joan of Arc
Boniface I
Rome
All the Angels
Spain
Ferdinand II of Austria
Paul V
Pius X set stage for early Holy Communion
The article notes Pope Pius X’s decree on early Communion for young children and its role in the history of the practice. It describes the shift from restrictions after the Arians controversy to early reception, and references the ongoing scholarly symposium in Kansas City October 12–14 led by Bishop Edwin V. O'Hara.
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Washington
Pope Pius X
Rudolph G. Bandas
St. Paul’s Seminary
St. Paul, Minn
Pius X
Kansas City
Edwin V. O’hara
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
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Diet of Worms
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U.S. Treasury
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