Bishop denounces secularism in modern church art
Bishop Robert J. Dwyer of Reno criticizes the prevailing atmosphere of secularism in modern art as reflected in church buildings. Speaking at the North American Liturgical Week in Cincinnati, he urges a return to humanized, liturgy-centered design and a revolution in thinking about altar-centered architecture to bridge church and contemporary art.
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Robert J. Dwyer
Reno
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Funeral for Cordoba Bishop Albino Gonzalez y Menendez
Crowds of civil and military officials attended the funeral in Cordoba for Bishop Albino Gonzalez y Menendez Rei gada O P founder of the Patronage of the Holy Family. The 77 year old prelate from Asturias led Cordoba diocese for 15 years and supported social reform through housing factories and workshops. He was a journalist and served as president of the Social Weeks of Spain.
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Albino Gonzalez Y Menendez Reigada
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Asturias
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Social Weeks of
Refugee Year Planned by CRS NCWC Officials
Catholic Relief Service and National Catholic Welfare Conference announce an appeal to free governments to declare a Refugee Year to address postwar displacement. Msgr Edward Swanstrom, executive director, spoke at Trieste during the 10th anniversary of the mission. Refugee Year slated July 1 1959 to June 30 1960.
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Italy
Catholic Relief Service
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Edward E. Swanstrom
New York
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International Biblical Congress Held at Brussels Pavilion
Pope Pius XII sent a message of goodwill to the International Biblical Congress at the Civitas Dei pavilion of the Brussels World Exposition. Cardinal Van Roey presided as American speakers Father Mitchell Dahood and Father Roland Murphy participated, with Murphy on leave from Catholic University studying in Rome for a licentiate in Sacred Scripture.
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Rome
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O.carm
School of Sacred Theology
Catholic University of America
Father Murphy
Catholic University
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
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Pius XII
Cicognani
Vincent Hoss
Hawthorne Books
New York
Hotels Three Unions Get Labor Day Awards
Hilton Hotels and three unions received the Catholic Labor Institute’s annual award at Labor Day ceremonies in Los Angeles. Conrad Hilton accepted the Father Thomas Coogan Award for industrial peace with unions Local 11 of Hotel Service Employees Local 2 of Building Service Employees and Local 12 of Operating Engineers. The presentation followed the Labor Day Mass at St. Vibiana’s Cathedral. Father Coogan founded the institute and helped negotiate union management deals before dying in a 1947 auto accident.
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Catholic Labor Institute
Conrad Hilton
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Hartman Named Vice Chancellor of Military Ordinariate
Washington W A West Point graduate Father Joseph W Hartman a former Army major who resigned to become a priest is appointed Vice Chancellor of the Military Ordinariate. The assignment comes from Cardinal Spellman and was announced by Archbishop O Boyle. He was born March 19 1922 in Washington and is the son of Brig Gen Charles D Hartman. He served in the Engineer Corps in the Pacific and resigned in June 1947 to study for the priesthood.
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Joseph W. Hartman
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Patrick A. O’boyle
Washington
Father Hartman
Charles D. Hartman
U.S.A
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President Garcia Praises Catholic Teachers at CEAP Session
President Carlos P. Garcia addressed hundreds of Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines delegates in Manila. He praised Catholic schools for moral training character formation and spiritual values underpinning the nation’s civilization.
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Philippines
Carlos P. Garcia
The
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CEAP
Pontiff blesses 16th course of Christian Studies in Assisi
In Assisi Pope Pius XII blessed the 16th course of Pro Civitate Christiana promoting a Christian Commonwealth. More than 2000 attendees heard lectures by Henri Daniel Rops and cardinals Lercaro Siri along with Giorgio La Pira. The week honored the Lourdes apparitions centennial.
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Italy
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Europe
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Giorgio la Pira
Florence
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About 12.5 Percent of Pupils In Catholic Schools
Washington report shows roughly 12.5 percent of entering pupils attend Catholic run schools. National Catholic Educational Association cites about 4,700,000 students in Catholic elementary and secondary schools this month, with 3,959,500 in grades and 826,500 in high schools.
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National Catholic Educational Association
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Jesuits Mark 100 Years Work in Bombay Region
The Jesuits celebrate a century of service in Bombay dating to 1858 when a mission led to the two vicariates that formed the Bombay archdiocese. Centenary events credit the order with shaping religious and cultural life and founding many institutions, including the first Catholic press in Bombay.
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Bombay
India
New Teachers at U. of D. Join Various Departments
Three newcomers join the University of Dallas fall faculty across foreign language science and speech. Father Moses Nagy teaches French, Allen A. Walker becomes assistant professor of biology, and Norma Jean Stanton joins the speech department as lecturer.
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Southern Methodist University
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Leaders accuse lay leaders of apathy in study week
In Philadelphia during a five day lay apostolate program 85 participants from 13 states heard Carl Bauer of the Catholic University of America warn that top leaders stifle group enthusiasm and push many workers to inactivity. The sessions were held at St Josephs College as part of a Study Week.
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Carl F. Bauer
The
Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C
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NCCM Signs College President for Talks
Father Gerald E. Dupont S S E named president of St. Michael's College in Winooski Park Vermont will lead the September broadcasts of The Christian in Action. Dupont who became college president on August 15 after serving as academic dean since 1946 will discuss the status of education in the United States.
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United States
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St. Michael's College
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Community Chest Appeals Support Local Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities Central Office along with Dunne Memorial Home for Boys Marillac Social Center and St Josephs Home for Girls affiliated with the Dallas County Community Chest urge reader support.
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Century-Old Transatlantic Cable Milestone Marked
New York celebrated the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable from Ireland to Newfoundland with a centennial commemorative stamp. Cyrus W. Field led the effort, aided by Bishops Mullock of Newfoundland and Hughes of New York who encouraged him after early setbacks.
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Newfoundland
Cyrus W. Field
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Field
John T. Mullock
O.F.M
St. John’s
John Hughes
Joint Pastoral Initiates Final Census Phase
A joint pastoral letter from the four Sees in Missouri was read in all churches. It begins the final phase of preparation for the statewide Catholic census.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
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