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Page 6 from 3rd April 1936Vox Populi Democracy is a complex and vague idea, and those whose democratic ideas are entirely associated with parliamentary democracy should not......

A Jesuit In The Kingdom Of Jade
Page 5 from 17th July 1936" Seeking Cathay Fri Benedict Goes Found Heaven By DAME UNA POPE-HENNESSY The ancient Chinese • alone among peoples prized jade above all earthly......

The Strange Neglect Of Charlotte Boyd
Page 5 from 24th May 2002Charlotte Boyd gave her life to the Church; among other achievements, she bought and restored the Slipper Chapel, now the nucleus of the Shrine of......

Martyrs In Korea
Page 7 from 2nd December 19380 turn one's mind to far - away Korea requires something of an effort since few people have anything but the vaguest notions about " The Land of......

All Sorts, By Fr. Basset, S.j.
Page 6 from 25th April 1958'BERNADETTE' AT LOURDES ' Chinese People's Volunteers " has another explanation to offer. With the usual Communist-Chinese predilection for......

What They Do With Our Money
Page 7 from 13th March 1964By Marian Curd A YOUNG Kensington housewife put a sticker in her window asking for donations to Oxfam, Her first recruit?-the window cleaner! She,......

Austrian Families Call For Better Housing
Page 7 from 21st December 1962Around the Universal Church rr HE Catholic Family Associa tion, meeting in Salzburg, has demanded a more vigorous housing programme and a......

How The Church In Spain Reacted To Strikes
Page 7 from 22nd June 1962COME light is now being shed 1 .7 on apparent inconsistencies in the attitude of the Church in Spain towards the recent strikes. There is no doubt......

.armmd The Universal Church
Page 2 from 2nd April 1965• SPAIN pRIESTS in Catalonia are say ing Mass in Catalan instead of the official Spanish language, Castilian, which is spoken by most people in......

The Plant-hunting Priests Of China
Page 6 from 22nd May 1998Catholic missionaries are responsible for introducing many plant species to Europe. PATRICIA CLEVELAND-PECK traces the origins of her garden V......