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THURSDAY, MARCH 24 1988 THE CATHOLIC ADVANCE PAGE 3 Mother Drexel's cause moves step closer to beatification The boy's family, friends and nuns of the order founded by Mother Drexel prayed for her intercession, Father Molinari said. A short time later, his hearing was restored. A member of a wealthy Philadelphia family, Mother Drexel renounced her fortune 'and in 1891 founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People. She retired in 1937 and died in 1955 at age 96. Cardinal John J.

Krol, retired archbishop of Philadelphia, said that with the theologians' opinion "one of our own is. recognized as having achieved outstanding sanctity." He added that "it is a source of great consolation and very, unusual that all the votes so far on the cause of Mother Katharine Drexel have been unanimous. It attests to the tremendous power of her intercession." PHILADELPHIA (NQ 5 The cause for beatification of Mother Katharine Drexel of Philadelphia took a small step forward with the March 15 opinion of Vatican theologians affirming the like-'. lihood of a miracle attributed to her intercession. The board of theologians issued a unanimous opinion that the 1974 cure of a deaf boy could be attributed to divine intervention, Msgr.

James McGrath, vice pos-tulator of Mother Drexel's cause, told The Catholic Standard and Times, Philadelphia archdiocesan newspaper. The 14-year-old boy's parents, who had known Mother Drexel, prayed to her for the cure. Msgr. Robert Sarno of the Vatican Congregation for Causes confirmed that a meeting of the board of theologians was held March 15. Following the normal procedures of the congregation, he said, the case will now be examined by the congregation's bishops and cardinals.

The final determination that a miracle took place can be made only by the pope. In order for Mother Drexel to be beatified, or declared "blessed," a miracle must be attributed to her intercession. Another miracle proven to have taken place after her beatification would be essary for her to be declared a saint Mother Drexel was 'declared "venerable" the first step toward sainthood in 1987. According to Jesuit Father Paolo Molinari, the postu-lator for the Drexel cause, a surgeon examining 14-year-old Robert Gutherman had discovered that two of the three ossicles, small bones in the inner ear necessary for hearing, were missing. The surgeon judged it impossible to surgically correct the situation.

National Newsbriefs MSGR. DANIEL F. HOYE, general secretary of the U.S. bishops' conference, expressed disappointment that President Reagan vetoed the Civil Rights Restoration Act and said the USCC hoped that Congress would override the March 1 6 veto. The USCC supported the bill as amended to prevent it from being used to demand abortion coverage and a "religious tenets" exemption to prevent religious organizations from being unduly CHRISTI USA has urged President Reagan to recall U.S.

military personnel and equipment sent to Honduras to pursue rebel Moslems and Jews held candles and olive branches March 16 as they prayed for peace in Lebanon and for the RELEASE OF HOSTAGES held there by Shiite Moslem extremists. On the third anniversary of Terry Anderson's captivity, in Holy Trinity parish in Washington, prayers were also offered for the 1 1 hostages from England, France, India, Ireland, Italy and West KENNEDY SHRIYER will receive Notre Dame's Laetare Medal May 1 for her work with Special Olympics International. Her husband, Sargent Shriver, former Peace Corps director, received the medal CARDINAL JOHN J. O'CONNOR of New York appealed March 1 4 at an AIDS conference in New York for the medical community to give more attention to care of persons with the virus SOUTH AFRICA GOVERNMENT dropped its sedition and subversion case against Sister Bernard Ncube and 1 3 other people March 1 7. Believed to be the first nun arrested in South Africa, Sister Ncube has been active in the anti-apartheid movement and in bringing court sanctions against some police and military PREPAYMENT PROGRAMS at the University of Detroit and Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y.

have been suspended while they examine a March IS Internal Revenue Service ruling that will allow parents to pay lump sums in tuition programs without paying taxes on the MARCEL LEFEBVRE's followers are moving their U.S. seminary from Ridgefield, to Stockton, because they say more room is needed to accommodate the number of BISHOP FRANCIS J. MUGAVERO of Brooklyn, looked back on 19 years as moderator of Catholic-Jewish relations for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and said that the two groups have developed greater respect for each other's positions even though "every once in a while there's an eruption" over one issue or another. (NCNewt) Our Lady of Guadalupe feast approved by Vatican FACING NEW CHALLENGES Archbishop Eugene A. Marino, 53, appointed by Pope John Paul II March 15 to head the Archdiocese of Atlanta, pauses thoughtfully during a news conference in his new city.

He becomes the United States' first black Catholic archbishop. (NC photo from UPI) ''V :) Archbishop Marino calls appointment 'great sign of hope' for minorities OUR LORD OF LIFE horn study religion correspondenc court, through 1 2. Carefully planned study in 24 leuoni. Test according to National Catechetical directory. Free samples sent on request.

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Bishop Howze March 16 offered "sincere congratula- tions and best wishes" to the new archbishop and said black Catholics no doubt would view the appointment as a response to their concerns about the church's recognition of black culture. He also called it a historic event Archbishop Marino will be' installed in the Atlanta see May 5. also said the archdiocese would continue "to address the great social issues of our time." "I came to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus bring good news to the poor and the poorest are those that do not know Christ," he said. Proclaiming the Gospel, he said, "must be supported by visible witness through education, advocacy and works of service. My move is to con-tinue and, if possible, expand" such efforts.

When asked if as the only black archbishop he would be the U.S. Catholic Church's; spokesman on civil rights, he said no but that he would: expect "people to look to me to address issues of a social concern and civil rights." Archbishop Marino noted that the black bishops' 1984 pastoral letter on evangelization of the black community called "our sisters and broth- ATLANTA (NQ The new archbishop of Atlanta, Archbishop Eugene A. Marino, said March 15 his appointment was "a great sign of hope to all minorities" and to "all men and women 1 of good will." "The church recognizes the wealth within its ranks," he said at a press conference in Atlanta. Pope John Paul II earlier the same day appointed Archbishop Marino, 53, who for 14 years was an auxiliary bishop of Washington, to Atlanta, making him the nation's first black archbishop. One of the 12 U.S.

black bishops and a Josephite priest, he succeeds Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan, who died last October. Archbishop Marino said he came to his new post intending to proclaim the Gospel to the poor, and that as quickly as possible he would learn about the local church. He 1 BuUing 1 1 1 i ATTOftNEY-AT-tAW Jt PERSONAL INJURY 532N.Morkt ACCIDENTS WICHITA, KS. 67214 WILLS AND ESTATES (316)265444 Portugal France Spain Italy 16 Glorious Days under the spiritual direction of Father James A.

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8, the U.S. bishops' Committee on the Liturgy announced in its February newsletter. 4 bisfipps voted. JattNov vember at their general meeting to raise the day to a feast, but the action needed confirmation by the Vatican to be official. Our Lady of Guadalupe is considered a special patroness by Hispanic Catholics.

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