Missionary Priest Elevated to Bishop in Philadelphia
The Most Rev Francis J McSorley 44 OML former Oblate of Mary Immaculate was consecrated Titular Bishop of Sozusa and Vicar Apostolic of Jolo at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral Philadelphia. He travelled the island diocese where 98 percent are Muslim and was joined by Bishops Mongeau and Kennally.
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Philadelphia
Philippines
Francis J. McSorley
O.M.L
Philippine Missions
Mary Immaculate
Bish
Sozusa
Palestine
Jolo
SS. Peter and Paulhere
John F. O’hara
C.S.C
McSorleys
McSorley
Manila
Gerard Mongeau
O.m.il
Nullius
Cotabato
P.I
Vincent I. Kennally
S.J
Caroline and
Marshall Islands
Joseph O’shea
Richard
James MceSorley
Patrick McSorley
Richard T
Bishop McSorley
Sulu
United States
Colombian Bishops Press Social and Land Reforms to End Violence
Colombia's Bishops proposed a 10 point plan to end a decade of bloodshed calling for wealth distribution through social and land reform austerity measures and voluntary price cuts to curb inflation. They blamed communist agitators for much of the violence and described ruined countryside homes and displaced families across the nation.
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Bogota
Colombia
Hague Opens First Catholic Coed Secondary School
The Hague marks a milestone with the opening of Thomas More College, its first Catholic co-educational secondary school, expanding local education options.
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the Hague
Netherlands
Thomas More College
Funeral services held for C. J. Brogan in Tyler
Retired Tyler banker Charles J. Brogan Sr., 72, died Oct. 9 after a long illness. Services were at Immaculate Conception Church Oct. 11 with Msgr. Edward V. McCullough officiating. He moved to Tyler in 1906, worked as railroad agent, rose to bank president, and later served in insurance and farm loan roles. He leaves a widow Annie, son C. J. Brogan Jr., three stepsons, a brother, a sister, and five grandchildren.
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Tyler
Charles J. Brogan Sr
Immaculate Conception Church
Msgr
Edward V. McCullough
Henderson County
Mr. Brogan
The
Cotton Belt and
I.G.N. Railroad
Annie Maureen Brogan
C. J. Brogan Jr
Edward
Joe Prince
Charles Prince
Garland
J. H. Brogan Sr
Margaret Brogan
Confederation of Seminaries Urged as Step to Unity
In Rome the secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Ecclesiastical Affairs urged a conference of Latin American major seminary rectors to explore forming a confederation. Archbishop Antonio Samore called the move a path to unity and to remedy local deficiencies.
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Confederation of Seminaries
Rome
Radio
Sacred Congregation of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Antonio Samore
Divine Word Missionary to Serve in Rome in November
Father Elmer S. Powell S V D will leave in November to serve on the Secretariate of the Society of the Divine Word in Rome. He was ordained in June at St Augustine's Mission Seminary Bay St Louis Mississippi and has been associate editor of St Augustine's Catholic Messenger.
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Elmer S. Powell
S.V.D
Society of the Divine Word
Rome
St. Augustine’s Mission Seminary
Bay St. Louis
Miss
St. Augustine’s
Commission for Spanish University Established
At the suggestion of Cardinal Giuseppe Pizzardo an episcopal commission for the Pontifical University of Salamanca Spain has been established. It will supervise the Faculty of Spanish Ecclesiastical Studies and was created by the Spanish Conference of Metropolitan Bishops.
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Vatican City
Giuseppe Cardinal Pizzardo
Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
Pontifical University of Salamanca
Spain
Salamanca
Faculty of
Spanish Conference of Metropolitan Bishops
Epigraphs For Tomb Praise Pope Pius XIII As Angelic Pastor
Vatican City reports four Latin epigraphs prepared for the tomb of Pius XII describing the late pontiff as an angelic pastor and peacemaker. Msgr. Antonio Bacci authored the inscriptions praising his efforts to maintain peace and defend the truth with charity.
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Pope Pius XIII
Vatican City
Pius XII
Angelic
Msgr
Antonio Bacci
Vatican
Excommunication Decree Follows Mob Attack in La Guaira
Archbishop Rafael Arias Blanco of Caracas decreed excommunication for all who took part in a mob attack on a parish priest in La Guaira. He ordered removal of the Blessed Sacrament from St John of God church and a 30 day closure of the parish churches and public chapels with the bell kept silent.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Rafael Arias Blanco
la Guaira
St. John of God
Crowley Thomas Joseph obituary notice
Crowley Thomas Joseph of 4161 Lomita Lane dies with survived sons Thomas Joseph Crowley Jr and William Vance Crowley of Dallas and Dale, and daughters Mary Margaret Pace of Kansas City Kansas Anna Mae Weinerich of Dallas. Rosary Oct 14 and Mass Oct 15 at St Monica Church. Remains to Moore Funeral Home Tulsa for entombment Oct 16.
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Crowley Thomas Joseph
Lomita Lane
Thomas Joseph Crowley Jr
William Vance Crowley
Dalelas
Mary Margaret Pace
Kansas City
Kan
Anna Mae Weinerich
Dallas
Marrs-Mundy-Quill Chapel
St. Monica Church
Robert Wilson
Moore Funeral Home
Tulsa
Okla
Roseland Memorial Mausoleum
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Kidwell
Lakewood
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Taylor
K. Gorman
Gordon O'Meill
Thomas Weinzapfel
James Tucek
Mary Rita Plunkett
H. Thomas Hill
Rose Yeargan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Lic Welfare Conference
Holy See
Ruffino
Chianti
Lindsay
Nora LeTourneau
NCCW
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
Paul Arendt Jr
John B. Duesman
Sherman
Charles Schultz
Irving
T. L. Anderson
Gainesville
F. J. McSorley
Official Catholic Directory
Guillot
Davis Building
Pat ‘N
Mike
Hairston
Cadiz St
Longley
Abrams RD
Central Exp
Okie
God
Udit
A.B.C
Steed and Bureau of Circulatro
van & Storage CO
Houston
Frank Zalkovsky
Fort Worth
C.J. Brogan
Lloyd’ James Funeral Home
Peoples National Bank
Tyler State Bank and Trust Company
Tyler State Bank
Tyler National Farm Loan Association
Knights of Columbus
Divine Word
Father E. S. Powell
Commission For Spanish University
Cash
Skiles
Dorans
Aerae Nee Heater
Factory Air
Low Mirage
Brookwood
Ross
Gaiad
Robert Q. Forlitz
Thos. Cook & Son, Inc
Royal Dutch Airlines
Commerce Street
Ricks
Oak Cliff
Garland Store
E. Jefferson
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