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Marxists Fail To Split Bonn Christians
An attempt by the Marxists to drive a wedge between Catholics and other Christians In Western Germany—and thus prevent them from collaborating with each other—has been defeated......
British Goodwill Germany Hope
Personal acts of charity From Our Own Correspondent PERSONAL visits and acts of charity by Catholics in Britain towards the Germans have been producing better results in......
Bishop From Latvia Thanks Britain
Bishop Sloskans , Apostolic Administrator of Minsk. who was the guest of the Bishop of Nottingham last week, in an interview expressed delight at the way his exiled Latvian......
Rains Damage Holy Sepulchre
The present heavy rains are causing damage to the interior of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. The fire that burned the roof in November has left the interior unprotected,......
Moscow Priest To Be Trappist
FT. A. Laberge, the American Assumptionist who returned to the United States last year after serviru the one Catholic church in Moscov for several years. has decided ti become a......
Germany Ends A "babel" In Liturgy
From a Special Correspondent A confusion of translations used in the administration of sacraments, the recitation of prayers and the singing of hymns in German has been resolved......
Holy Year News
Canonisations DECREE of the Sacred Congregation of Rites has definitely established the following canonisations: April 23: Blessed Maria de Rodat, foundress of a community of......
Fatima Plane Crash Story Is Untrue
Mr. Charles Osborne, chief organser of the Cross-hearing pilgrimages n England and well known for his erganisation of Fatima processions ind devotions, informs THE CA - moue......
Berlin's Cardinal Warns :
RELIGION IS BEING ELIMINATED BERLIN. Cardinal von Preysing, Bishop of Berlin, told the Communistdominated East German State on Sunday that religious life in the Russian zone has......
23475,000 Catholics In Missions
Figures just published by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith show that in the 25 years ending in June, 1948, Catholics in the missionary countries......
Mass By Tv Is Not Enough
The Archbishop of Paris, Mgr. Feltin. has issued a warning that following Mass by television does not satisfy the Sunday obligation. Watching the screen merely constitutes a......
Pilgrims May Have Mass In Trains
VATICAN Crire. The Central Committee for the Holy Year has announced that all priests making pilgrimages to Rome may celebrate Mass in the train provided the train is halted for......
Men Against The Desert
At the invitation of UNESCO, Mr. Ritchie Calder, C.B.E., a member of the United Kingdom National Commission and Science Editor of the News Chronicle is undertaking a 5,500 miles......
The Pope Sends His Blessing To Poland
The Papal Secretariate of State, replying to New Year wishes from Mr. August Zaleski, Polish President in London, has conveyed the Holy Father's hope that the Holy Year will......
Gold Rush Nun Dies In Hospital Fire
FROM ANTHONY WRIGHT W HILE the world was reading of the blaze which swept a Davenport, Iowa, mental hospital conducted by the Sisters of Mercy. one of the pioneer missionary......
Holy Year Amnesty
Rosie. Chile has granted a Holy Year amnesty. liberating 124 prisoners and reducing ssntences for an additonal 697 prisoners.......
Red Rebuff
Following vigorous opposition with which members of the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists were associated all 10 Communist candidates of Leeds No, 3 branch of the National......
Libel Threat Over Church Porch Notice
From a Correspondent Probably for the first time anywhere in the world, a church porch notice has become the subject of a threatened libel action in Germany. This particular......
Million Pages Of Manuscript To Be Filmed
TO microfilm a million a pages of ancient manuscripts, Orientalists and photographers of the American Foundation for the Study of Man hale arrived at St. Catherine's Monastery......