News from Abroad

The Pope received Mr, A. R. Birley, Director ot the South European Service of the B.B.C., on Friday last, and conveyed his benediction upon employees of the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Language Section of the B.B.C.
M. Georges Bidault, French Foreign Minister, one ot the leaders of the French Catholic Party. M.R.P., has been decorated with the American Legion of Merit, in recognition of services rendered at the front in 1939 and 1940 for his work in the resistance and for consolidating French-American relations
The resumption of the world-famous Oberammergau Passion Plays next season is very doubtful, since the actor who would take the part of our Lord is still a prisoner-of-war in Russia.
Vatican circles declared that . they knew nothing about a U.S. agency's report that a Franco envoy would travel to Rome to negotiate with the Holy See for the re-establishment of the monarchic dynasty in Spain. A correspondent was told that nothing has changed since the Holy See recently officially denied having had anything to do. with the Spanish dynastic question
On Sunday night unknown persons entered the Christian Democrat Party offices, Carrara, Italy, and did much damage, destroying all documents. The Party's branch offices in the neighbouring hamlet of Tonano were also raided. The National Liberation Committee parties latei met and expressed regret for what had happened.
Mr. Myron C. Taylor is shorly expected , to return to Vatican City as President Truman's personal representative. Mr. Myron Taylor, who is 71 and of distinguished Quaker descent, went first to Rome at the request of President Roosevelt. America has no diplomatic representative in Vatican City.
On the third day of the meeting of the Dutch Catholic Workers' Movement in Hilversum, a resolution was passed stating that annexation of German territory is justified, as no reasonable compensation can be obtained by other means. Mass exploitation of Germans in the annexed area, however, would be contrary to Christian teaching.