Cardinal Fossati Celebrates 60 Years Since Ordination
Pope John XXIII sends autographed congratulatory letter to His Eminence Maurizio Cardinal Fossati Archbishop of Turin on the 60th anniversary of his ordination. The 82-year-old cardinal was ordained November 27, 1898 and has served as Archbishop of Turin for 28 years.
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John XXIII
Maurizio Cardinal Fossati
Turin
St. Patrick Church
Washington
G. Cicognani
Eduardo
Don Guillermo Sevilla-Secasa
Pope Pius XII Chooses Our Lady of
Vatican dispatch notes the late Pope Pius XII selecting devotion to Our Lady of as part of a papal patronage in the twilight days of his pontificate.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Our Lady of
Funeral rites for Archbishop Lucey’s sister in San Antonio
Mary Ellen Lucey, 78, sister of Archbishop Robert E. Lucey of San Antonio, died December 3 in Santa Rosa Hospital after months of illness. Solemn Requiem Mass was held December 5 at San Fernando Cathedral. Interment followed in the archdiocesan cemetery. She had lived with the Archbishop since 1941 and was born September 10, 1880 in Brasher Falls, New York. Her sister and niece arrived from California for the services.
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Mary Ellen Lucey
Robert E. Lucey
Santa Rosa Hospital
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando Archdiocesan
Angela Clare
Congregation of the Holy Names
Alhambra
Calif
Mary Aloyse
Miss Lucey
Brasher Falls
N.Y
John Joseph Lucey
Los Angeles
California
Amarillo
Lucey
Archdiocese of
John Lucey
St. Paul’s Parish
Keep His Name Holy Crusade Organized At Belleville
A nationwide crusade to honor the Holy Name of God is launched from Belleville with aims to spread across the United States. Our Lady of Fatima Magazine promotes it led by editor Msgr. Frank A. Kaiser under the motto Let Us Keep His Name Holy and featuring a special shield with the American eagle and In God We Trust.
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Belleville, II
United States
Our Lady of Fatima Magazine
Msgr
Frank A. Kaiser
Lourdes Named Patron Saint of Italy’s Shepherds
The Acta Apostolicae Sedis publishes a letter by Pope Pius placing Italy’s Pious Union of Shepherds under the patronage of Our Lady of Lourdes. Dated July 11, 1958, the shepherds’ association has about 100,000 members across Italy.
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Italy
Acta Apostolicae Sedis
Holy See
Pius
Our Lady of Lourdes
St. Bernadette
The
Shepherds’ Association
Ayamara Language Ritual Book Shown in New York
In New York the first copy of an Ayamara language ritual for Bolivian and Peruvian use was displayed. Father Jacob Esselborn, M.M., directed the printing, reflecting his Maryknoll mission among Ayamara Indians near Lake Titicaca. An Ayamara Studies Institute opened this year with over 30 priests and religious preparing to serve in South America.
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New York
Bolivia
Peru
Jacob Esselborn
M.M
Maryknoll
Lake Titicaca
Esselborn
South America
Diocesan Seminary Burses Invites Support
Community members are urged to help fund the Seminary Burses that assist in raising and ordaining a priest. The appeal highlights the joy of nurturing a son in the priesthood and seeks donations to enable more vocations and church service.
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Burses
Strike Upends Cardinal Prelates Travel Plans
A machinists strike at Trans World Airlines cancels a Dec 10 special flight to Rome for three U S prelates heading to be created cardinals. Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, Archbishop Richard J Cushing, and Archbishop John F O Hara will instead fly via Alitalia on three DC-7s from Logan Airport.
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Boston
Trans World Airlines
Rome
TWA
Italy
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
Richard J. Cushing
John F. O'Hara
C.S.C
Philadelphia
Alitalia Airlines
Logan
Papal Physician Appointed to Pope John XXIII
Dr. Filippo Rocchi, 58, of a Roman medical family, is named physician to His Holiness Pope John XXIII. A Rome University graduate in 1922, he joined Vatican staff in 1925 and aided Pope Pius XI in 1939. He leads Rome’s contagious disease clinic and has long served the North American College in Rome.
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Vatican City
Radio
Filippo Rocchi
Pope John XXIII
Rocchi
University of Rome
Vatican
Pope Pius XI
North American College
Rome
Samuel Stritch
Edward Mooney
Dr. Rocchi
J W Allen Named To Chair Communications for Catholic Men
J W Allen named chairman of the Communications Committee for the Dallas Fort Worth Diocesan Council of Catholic Men. He works to promote Catholic teachings through media and to expose misuse. Allen coordinated publicity for Catholic TV and radio programs and oversees a film library of religious titles. He resides in Fort Worth with his wife and daughter and is active in St. George parish and church groups.
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Legion of Decency
Allen
James R. Parker
Ft. Worth
Texas Catholic
Mr. Allen
Maine
Wichita Falls
Northcutt
St. George Parish
Holy Name Society
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Poor Clares Vote to Form North American Federation
Representatives from eleven Poor Clare monasteries in the United States and western Canada voted to form a federation with proposed statutes. The Holy See granted rare permission for the nuns to leave their cloisters to attend the meeting at St. Clare Monastery in Evansville Indiana. The federation would preserve monastery autonomy while facilitating exchange of ideas, vocations, ritual works, and Sister Formation program collaborations.
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Ind
Franciscan Poor Clare
United States
Canada
Sacred Congregation of Religious
Rome
Poor Clares
North America
Holy See
Federation of
Louisiana
Washington
Missouri
Nebraska
Tennessee
Minnesota
New Jersey
Indiana
St. Clare
Father Pius Barth
O.F.M
Sacred Heart
Franciscan Fathers
Spiritual Advisers Named for Catholic Employers Study Groups
Archbishops in Boston and Newark appointed advisers for diocesan employer study groups. Father Francis McDonnell will advise the Boston group while Father Aloysius Welsh serves the Newark group. A Portland Oregon archdiocese study group was also organized by the national movement to discuss Catholic social principles among management.
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New York
Richard J. Cushing
Boston
Francis McDonnell
Boston Archdiocesan
Thomas A. Boland
Newark
N.J
Aloysius Welsh
Portland, Ore
Notable Knight and WWII Air Force Officer Honored
The record notes a Grand Knight and District Deputy of the Knights of Columbus, past Faithful Navigator of the Bishop Gorman General Assembly, and past president of the Deanery Council of Men. He served as a warrant officer in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
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Knights of Columbus
Bishop Gorman General Assembly
Deanery Council of Men
U.S. Air Force
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