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U. S. Hierarchy r.fl ma i fi fl i ft! ri rii Bis hops of Poland All Caiac From Working Class Boston. "Catholics in Ameri can Labor look to their Church for leadership. They must not be deceived.

They are among her most ur uGrman Ejomoing 18 Officially Released WajeSaBassetsaaasssssssaJS Huge Ffoaes Eeeircla Csave.il as Sisters Kneel In Bassmeal Trying to Prelect Blessed Seersnenl Allowed Mo Normal Touch With Holy See London. Polish Bishops have no means of carrying on normal relations with the Holy See and no Bishop thus far has been permitted to go to the Vatican to report on conditions in Poland, it is reported by KAP, Polish Catholic press agency, here, in a review of the current situation in the Polish nation. loyal sons and they must not be betrayed." said Archbishon Rich (Nam Registered to the D. 8. Patent Office) ard J.

Cushing of Boston at a combined VJ-day and Labor day Mass in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. The Archbishop assailed atheistic Communist as "falsa friends of Labor" who arc attempting to divide working men from their spiri The report said, the persecution By Dk. Max Jordan Mainz, Germany. Forty-one Sisters of the Perpetual ishes in the country art without to which the Church was subjected tual leaders, out he predicted that their efforts would fail "because during the Naz. occupation still priests.

Adoration suffered a gruesome and yet glorious death in FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 1945 SECTION TWO King Who Became a Saint i nr. is beinsr felt Based on observa Numerical losses among the Bishons. the report said, have been the-very heart of this city on Feb. 27.

1945, as now re workingmen and the American Hierarchy are of the same blood families." In all the Hierarchy, he declared, "there ia not one Bishop. tions of a lay leader in Poland, the report estimates that since the out vealed for the first time by the Kirchliche Naekrichten, of break of the war Poland has lost ficial weekly of the Diocese of Mainz. No more dramatic comparatively nigh and a number of sees remain vacant. The once vigorous Polish Catholic press has not recuperated, although some 60 per cent of its priests, semi story has come out of World war II. naries have been closed, and gaps weeklies are allowed to publish in the ranks of the clergy have not been filled by young priests.

The From the start of the war, the Capuchin Sisters of tha Perpetual Adoration had offered themselves as a living sacri Archbishop, or Cardinal whose father or mother was graduated from college. Every one of our Bishops and Archbishops is the son of workingman and a working-man's wife." "American Labor is made up of devout men." said the Archbishon. discussions of purely religious matters, and normal activities of report estimates that half the par- fice for the atonement of the ainsi religious organizations are meeting with difficulties because of of the world, for the peace of mankind, and for the coming of the kingdom of God. Or. Feb.

27, "They have always been on God's lack of rules and regulations. The report asserts that the Listening In 1945, the Lord accepted their side, and so bod has always been on theirs." Referring to American offering. teaching of religion in schools has been eliminated, although before laborers as the "hardest working people on earth, whose prayers the war religious instruction was On that day the city of Mainz was the object of one of the heaviest air raids of the war. The A friend of oura who often tends at valuable dippings and letters mw that we obtained a copy of must oe the best known in heaven," Archbishop Cushing prayed that 1 "no depression, no mother superior carried the Most given in all Polish schools. In the matter of arrests and deportations, however, KAP states, there has been large improvement; Thomas F.

Woodlock'a fin Blessed Sacrament to the under "Thinking It Over" column in the ground shelter of the convent as soon as the air raid sirens Wall Street Journal. Mr, these latter activities have greatly diminished. NCWC Radio and disillusionment, no discouragement will ever make them susceptible to the sneer at their labor and their prayers alike by the anti-religious saboteur." PTl2 Woodlock's dtllb or- sounded. She had obtained the Bishop's special permission for a tabernacle nao been installed in the shelter. On that day tha shelter was hit almost immediately, causing the mother superior to remove the Blessed Sacrament to an adjoining cellar, which seemed to offer better protection.

Holding the chalice in one hand and the lunette with tha Holy Host of the monstrance in the other, she remained erect in the midst of the sisters, who surrounded ber on their knees, praying aloud. While the raid was in progress the walls of the convent wera shaken as if an earthquake had come over the city. Huge flames encircling the building prevented an escape. Finally the walla of the convent collapsed. It was 9 o'clock at night.

The following morning Father Manuwald, the sisters' chaplain, and one sister who had found refuge in tha garden before the walls collapsed found the 40 sisters and their Wire this action, and a special altar with Russian Churchmen Aid Soviets PiX eurred Aug. 23. 5 "I have long considered Mr. Woodlock one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of American Catholic laymen. He was one of our soundest thinkers and he had a wide and very appreciative audience "in quarters where normally the viewpoint of the Church is not presented," writes our friend, John J.

SulU-van, K.S.G. Jewish Artist Paints Picture Of Crucifixion Reds Succeeding in Plan Of World Orthodox Sway New York. The story of a Jew mother superior dead, all in ish soldier on Ascension island who painted an excellent picture of the Crucifixion is told in a kneeling position and with their arms stretched out in prayer. Only one candle remained burn Woodlock baaed his last column on Herbert Hoover's 71st birthday speech, in which the former President saidt "America should again proclaim our faith. We should pro.

letter from the Rev. Anthony J. Urbanski. U. S.

amy chaplain and ing. Ihe chalice and the lunette claim our resolution to hold it An article in the currant issue of The Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate describes the Holy See at "a powerful financial and political concern." Written by E. S. Alfeyev, the attack it evi. dently tha first of a teriet.

Another article it entitled "The Vatican't Lying Humanism," by Professor T. E. Popov. a priest of the Archdiocese of Our first post-war purpose should Omaha, to tha National Jewish be to restore it. had remained intact, but, oi tha consecrated Hosts known to have been kept in readiness before tha disaster, none was left.

Tha nuns had received them as tha Welfare board. The word faith, as used by Mr, "A couple of months before Christmas. 1943," Father Urbanski ciliation from the Russian Church on the ground that it is dominated by the Soviet government. (A minority recognizes Alexei.) The Moscow Patriarch himself only recently issued a stern warning to leaders of separated groups, addressed in particular to all prelates and laymen of the so-called Karlovtsky Synod in Belgrade. He warned the Synod, composed of Bishops and laymen who escaped abroad after the Russian Revolution, to accept the jurisdiction of tho Church in Russia or stand trial as "rebels" and be expelled from the Orthodox Church.

Although the members of the Synod nave "disap- (Turn to Paget Column t) Hoover, who is not Inclined to overstatement and who was not using empty rhetoric, should be hammered into the consciousness Last Sacrament from tha handa of their mother superior. Besides tha sisters, the sexton although he won his first battle against the Mohammedans, plague decimated his troops and he was finally made prisoner. A treaty with the Saracens restored his freedom, and he stayed in the Holy Land for five years, ransoming Christians from their slavery, converting infidels, and rebuilding many Christian churches with his own money. His life after his return to France was one of almsgiving and rigorous penance. He died in 1270, shortly after he took up the sword once more against the Saracens.

He was listed among the saints of the Church by Pope Boniface VIII. King Louis IX became ruler of France at the age of 12, when his father He was educated in the ways of piety by his mother, Queen Blanche, who is depicted with the youthful saint in the picture above. After he had reigned 20 years he undertook to rescue the Holy Land from the Saracens, but, said in his letter, "a certain Sgt. Jack Levine approached me and New York. Special) The asked how he could show his ap Soviet government has achieved Ht'r the American people, argued and his wife, two laywomen helpers of the convent, a laywoman partial success in its drive to ex, wooaioac, wno wem on to snow preciation.

Before entering the army Jack had gained fame when he was awarded a national prize and a 17-year-old girl were among tend the control of the Moscow Patriarchate over all the branches that the men who founded this na tion bad a clear and definite creed the victims. Eight days later they were all buried in the garden of for a namting now in the Metro, They knew exactly what they were doing, and they stated their Credo the convent, with the Most Rev. of the Russian Orthodox Church, which is in reality the extension of the political control of the Albert Stohr, Bishop of Mainz, politan Museum of Art in New York city. Sgt. Levine was working in the special service branch of the army, painting numerous officiating.

NCWC Radio and in the plainest terms, the keenlj philosophic mind of Thomas Woodlock then proceeded to $25-for-26-Weeks Defended MONSIGNOR O'GRADY TESTIFIES FOR POST-WAR AID MEASURES wire Kremlin over these Russian elements. The heralded "drive, to end schisms" has nothing, to do plain what they meant. His last col- signs and sketches of the island terrain; but ha was anxious to try his hands again at a more serious with the return of schismatics to umn was a classic expression or American national ideals. type of painting. Thus we decided The Preamble to the of Independence, he showed, that a painting of tha Crucifixion scene would ba ideal.

Pope Needs Bigger Radio, American Experts Told union with the Pope, but is concerned merely with the extension of the control of the Patriarch Alexei of Moscow, himself under Stalin's thumb. At ceremonies in Paris re Washington At hearings be is literally a form of teredo In terms exact enough almost to sat "By Christmas the canvas paint meet the inadequacies of existing "The Juigore bill presents an emergency program to deal with fore the Senate Committees on isfy an Athanatius. state legislation by making it possible for workers to receive bene an emergency Monsi Finance and on Banking and Cur ing, about 30 by 24 inches, was finished and appropriately framed. It was such a grand work of art The all-embracive affirmations gnor O'Grady told the committee. rency, the Kt.

Kev. John U'Grady, fits up to $25 a week for 26 weeks. begin with a positive statement "It is designed to maintain the cently the Russian Orthodox Churches of France were solemnly reunited with the Church in Russia. The Soviet Ambassa Washington. In a dispatch Benefits Not Too High belief in Cod as the Creator of 't, sftl I i.

IS I i it. 4 "5 morale of the great army of indus that I used it for our Midnight Mass. The picture, hanging above the altar, made a deep impression upon the entire personnel of 'the trial workers during the reconver from Vatican City to Broadcasting Weekly, news magazine of radio published here, Sol Taishoff secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Charities, presented testimony regarding the Kilgore bill, Unemployment Aid measure, and the Full Employment bill. Declaring the benefits to be derived from the bill as "certainly sion period. It is a temporary remedy for a temporary unemploy dor to France, A.

E. Bogomolov, and members of the former Russian nobility were present. men. "They point out that the Creator definitely singled out His human creatures from the great mass of living beings by clothing them with a tremendous impor not too high for the workers and reported that tha Holy Father per as Ascension island is called." NCWC Wire ment situation, it endeavors to sonally greeted every member of especially for those who have de The reunion was a personal the U. S.

broadcast mission and re pendents," Monsignor O'Grady con- victory for Metropolitan Nikolai of Krutitsky, who persuaded tance. He endowed them with something that no other living being on this earth possesses, namely rights. The whole purpose of our tinued: "This amount will not prevent any large group of workers Spanish Church Not Pro-Totalitarian, cial audience, expressed the hop that radio, which has been "an angel of protection and solace and charity to unknown thousands," may continue to carry on its mission of good will, but ha urged at the same time that its responsible directors strive to check tha abuse of radio "as an instrument of evil." "Like every human invention, the Holy Father said in his English address, "the radio can be used as an instrument of evil as well as good. It has been used, it is used to disseminate calumnies, to mislead simple uninformed folk, Metropolitans Eulogius and Sera phim, leaders of the dissident called in an informal discussion his visit to the United States in 1936. The Pope asked the radio executives about the impressions gathered during their visit to Germany, and recalled his long diplomatic service in Munich and other civil government, so our creed groups of France, to recognize points out.

Is to secure these in the authority of the Moscow Declares Primate in Pastoral Letter Patriarch. from returning to work as soon as employment opportunities become available. A fairly adequate benefit such as the Kilgore bill envisages is necessary to maintain not only this transition period. The trouble with our remedies for un Following this victory in German areas. Following the audience the Pontiff presented each France, Nikolai announced that dividual creatures in the possession of these rights.

It states definitely this purpose in unmisnikable terms. Now the implications in these statements are enormous. The important point It that they all rest upon the unique value of member with two rosaries and ciliatory action of the Church in Archbishop Alexei of Yaroslav Toledo, Spain "In attacks made Spain after the sufferings of civil than 25,000,000 pesetas to His Holiness for relief of war victims, the Primate reminds that Spanish is shortly to arrive in the United blessed them, as well as rosaries and medals brought by individuals. on Spain and her present government, the Spanish Hierarchy has war. employment has usually been that they have come too late.

Nobody who is acquainted with the history States, where he will attempt to persuade the Russian Orthodox to disrupt peace within nations and between nations. That is tha abuse of a gift of God; and it is First, the Primate gives thanks m' a human being. It it in thit unique Church in America to reunite with Catholic Action communicated with similar organizations all over the world, invoking the principles of of unemployment compensation will to God for the termination of hos been included by some foreign critics, who accuse it of being subservient to a 'statist and totalita value that human beings are equal Moscow. The American Church. in every other respect they are for responsible directors, as far as possible, to check this abuse and international law as set forth by headed by Metropolitan Theophi- hold it up as a remedy for long-continued unemployment.

It is designed to deal with a temporary wholly unequal. rian There has not been. tilities and expresses the hope that a new order will follow "the paternal admonitions which the Vicar of Christ has given all during the eliminate it. Vitoria and Suarez, and the norms lus of San Francisco, only re nor will there be, any subserviency "The Founders, moreover, did "Let the pood accomplished bv of a just peace as proposed by the cently rejectedanofferofrecon- (Turn to Pages Column j) not say we believe or 'we opine' on the part of the Spanish Hierarchy, and much less has it de Holy ather. the radio always outrun the evil.

Before the audience, the American radio executives wera taken by the Rev. Filippo Soccorti, director of tha Vatican radio station, on a tour of inspection. He told them that the Vatican radio needs bigger facilities. The present transmitter, used an average of about six hours daily, was installed IS years ago. His Holiness, in his address to that the truths which they enun until the evil becomes weary and Replies to his message, the Pri fended, or is it defending, a statist ciated were true.

1 hey boldly MOVIE STARS PLAN mate says, were received from falls by the wayside. Is that too much to hope for? Certainly it is (Turn to Page 6 Column 3) bloody conflict." With respect to Spanish neutrality, Archbishop Pla Deniel says: "Even as in the case of friendly concord between the Church and a state which is the case in Spain-there should be no confusion. Catholic Action groups in many nations belligerent and in or totalitarian conception. "Fortunately, the Fuero de los Espanoles Spanish charter, recently approved by the Cortes and promulgated by the Chief of State, ROSARY BROADCASTS a noble goal worthy of men's best efforts, and it is our fervent prayer, as we beg God to bless you and your dear ones at home." First Chinese Cardinal Is Rumored in Vatican cluding England, Italy, Ireland, Canada, Costa Rica, Paraguay. Peru.

Puerto Rico. El either as to actuation or respon members of the U. S. broadcast mission, whom he received in spe- points toward a Christian orientation of freedom, opposed to totali NCWC Radio and Wire Salvador, and Uruguay. sibilities, between the Church and the state.

We affirm solely that By William H. Mooring Sinatra, Ruth Hussey, Lou Cos, New York. There is much talk tarianism of the state." Spain did not sign the tri Los Angeles. Here is a Holly, tello, Charles Boyer, Margaret These affirmations are made by on the part of the- Church in Spain the most perfect neutrality haa wood story you will not likely find V. the Most Rev.

Enrique Pla De- O'Brien, Roddy McDowell, Lloyd Nolan, Maureen O'Hara, Joan in your daily newspapers, lbe Kev. Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.. in special niel, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain, in a pastoral letter Los Angeles Archdiocese Will Get New Cathedral This neutrality, the pastoral con Leslie, Dick Haymes, June Haver, partite pact that brought on the war, despite powerful pressure brought to bear on her, difficult situations that arose, and the presence of belligerent armies on her borders and warships off her coasts. Nevertheless, the name of Spain, he adds, is being tossed that China will have a Cardinal, which would mark the first time a Chinese got the red hat, says the New York Timtt. In the absence of any official announcement persons in close touch with the Vatican believe that a Consistory, the first in the pontificate of Pius XII, gratitude to the Blessed Mother, tinues, is in keeping with the ad dealing with the end of the war.

Jeanne Lrain, Jack Haley, Mau has set out to popularize daily monitions, teachings, and prayers Spain's neutrality, the relations between Church and state in prayer in every American home, reen O'Sullivan, James Gleason, Edward and William Gargan, He is convinced that, despite mod Cesar Romero, all Catholics, as Spain, and the Church's traditional teaching on a just war. The pas- ern trends toward separation of back and forth now that the war will be called for one of the first of the common Father, and in all the Spanish churches the prayer Pro Pace is recited. After directing attention to the generosity of Spanish Catholics the family, every Catholic home to i erected on Wilshire boulevard, in Los Angeles. This city is is ended, three Mondays in December, when I torsi quotes from Papal documents well as William Bendix, now taking instruction, and Joe E. Brown, Gregory Peck.

Shirley Temple, I can recite a daily Rosary as a cor the choice residential district of We beseech God," the Primate a precedent may be set in the num- addressed to the Catholics of Me have' a new Cathedral for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, to Los Angeles. The old Cathedral is 'ico, and describes briefly the con. ber of new Cardinals. prays, that the blaze of a new who, during the war, gave more Gary Cooper, and Ingrid Bergman, all non-Catholics, and many others take the place of St. Vibiana's Ca porate act of devotion to the Queen of Peace.

And so, without a single introduction, he came to Hollywood to invite all the biggest thedral. which has served since it who, because of various commit INSTITUTUM DIVI THOMAE WAR ments, have not yet signed pledges. consecration in 1876, according to an announcement by Archbishop Mill in its formative stage, the stars to help him put on a weekly radio program dramatizing the Mysteries and bringing to millions of listeners Our Lady's own call to John J. Cantwell. Relics from the in downtown Los Angeles not far from the City hall.

The new Cathedral will ba named after Our Lady Queen of the Angels, patroness of Los Angeles. Collections for funds will be taken in local Catholic churches within the near future, and tha building will be erected as soon aa conditions permit. program itself probably will be titled "Going Her Way" and will civil war is not being kindled in Spain now at the advent of peace for the world." Every war is tragic. To civil as well as international wars the principle must be applied that a war is just only when it is necessary, and that it is necessary only when it leads to the re-establishment of order, justice, and right, whether within a state or in the international order. historic old edifice will be removed to the new Cathedral, to be INVENTIONS WERE AID TO AIRMEN (Turn to Page 9 Column 3) family prayer.

Hollywood experts would have bet he could not get six stars to Rhineland Abbess, 81, volunteer. They are busy. They fields for eventual development of products and processes for bet 'electric an instrument installed in target planes that fly without pilots; an intricate astro- turn down weekly radio oners running into hundreds of thousands. Bismarck Bishop Blesses Cathedral "No one loves peace more than ter living, borne of these are im There would be no money for them Back After fiazi Exile the Catholic Church," the Arch compass, which permitted true minent, others will require greater in Father Peyton's program. But Washington The part played during the war by Sperti, an affiliate of the Institutum Divi Thomae, Cincinnati, is revealed in an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer by John F.

Cronin. The author tells how the company was formed "to make avail- aircraft navigation without reli bishop continues, but she does within two weeks the mild man not fall into the error of some who ance on any mechanical instrument research. But the rapidity with which scientific discoveries are made available to the public is nered priest, who speaks of the condemn all war as unjust; and her great doctors, St. Augustine on the ship, since such instruments could not be used when flying over due largely to the existence of a Mainz. On tha fourth anni Benedictine Missionary Fcthers Blessed Mother as though she were standing by his side and whose and St.

Thomas, taught that wars of St. Ottilien, Bavaria, are back enemy territory; an astrocompass commercial manufacturing busi versary of their eviction by Nazi able to tha public the scientific ness closely related to science and are licit when necessary for the permitting true aircraft naviga, in their homes, too. With religious police the Benedictine nuns of joyous love for her recognizes no obstacles, has received the willing promises of more than 30 Holly 5. tion in relation to a star, a device defense and re-establishment of Bismarck, N. Dak.

More than 50 priests and hundreds of laymen from the Diocese of Bismarck took part in the blessing of the new Cathedral of the Holy Spirit her. Performing the rites of blessing the new structure was Bishop Vincent J. Ryan. He also was tha celebrant of the Pontifical Masa that followed, and which was tha tint in the new building. Formal dedication of tha church will probably be held some time next year.

It will be a three-day ceremony freedom restored under Allied authority the people flock in large discoveries of the Institutum Divi Thomae, the renowned institution under the direction of Dr. George the right" yet fully equipped to produce and market new products as they are developed. This is Sperti, particularly useful over enemy territory when electrical beams wood movie celebrities. Not one numbers to the many centers of In discussing the question of famed St, Hildegard abbey in Eibingen, Rhineland, were able to return to their home. Abbess Regintrudis Sauter, who is 81 invited to help declined.

legitimate rebellion by citizens. were not used because of easy which appears to be on the thresh, Spen Sperti." It is recalled that, when the In worship. Pilgrimages in this neighborhood old of extensive growth." Bill Bacher. noted radio pro tection by the enemy; and a pro have been resumed to such famous A recent report of the Institu ducer, will supervise the program. Fred Niblo, and Griffin Jay atitutum was founded 10 years ago.

Archbishop John T. Mc- jector control release for the tiring of rockets from aircraft." the Primate says: "Pius XI. who with profound wisdom and no less intrepidity did not fail to try to solve any of the most discussed tum states that studies in the field shrines as Marienborn, Bodenheim. Selignestadt, Dieburg, Gonsen- Nicholas, O.P., and Dr. Sperti years old, was received by the community at the entrance of the convent The Rt.

Rev. Ildefons Herwegen, O.S.B-, Abbot of nearby Maria Laach monastery, returned the insignia of her of The article mentions numerous other war-time products of Sperti, will prepare the scripts. Pedro de Cordoba will narrate. Clarence Hutson of 20th Century-Fox will agreed that it was necessary to heira, and Liebfrauenheide. Large of and clinical findings are the major interest of Dr.

Sperti and his associates, that it is questions of his time, informed the Mexican Episcopata March 28, in order that all persona in tha diocese may have an opportunity to participate. It is expected that 1937, during the Spanish Civil one of which was the Azimuth position indicator, used by planned to publish 'a series of papers on these researches. fice to the Abbess. organize the personnel. And who do you think will be heard week-by-week as the program' runs through its 52 Sundays, beginning turret gunners of flying Eibingen abbey is en'v one of crowds took part in all the recession which gave the people a welcome opportunity to manifest their true feelings and to show publicly their allegiance to the Church that a tyrannical regime had tried to undermine.

(NCWC Born in Covington, In war, that in extreme circumstances, so that all order and the common good of a nation shall not the great organ, chimes, statuary, and other accoutrements, which will make the church one of tha most besutiful in North Dakota. have a section of applied science. They felt that laboratory models could be made and either sold or put into a company that would regard the Institutum as its ecientifie division. "The company's war record," Mr. Cronin writes, "included the 1900.

Dr. Sperti was named a "Continued Intensive research many monastic settlements ia Ger-j many now returned to their rightful owners after the Nazi regime member of the Pontifical Acad next New Year perish, it is licit to use force, even against the holders of the public Bins Crosby. Irene Dunne, Lo- emy of Sciences by Pius XI in will have been, installed by that time. Religious News Service 1 by the Institutum Dm Thomae, Mr. Cronin states, "ia opening new had ousted tha communities.

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