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British And French Chaplains Describe Their Work
IT IS NOT SO QUIET WESTE N FRONT FOR THESE PADRES New aspect of the war on the Western Front is given by the reports from French and British Army chaplains which the " Catholic......
Chalices For Spain
Word has just been received at the Vatican of the magnificent gift sent by the Bishops of Hungary to those of Spain. A hundred new chalices, each adorned with the picture of the......
"valiant And Laborious People"
The Pope gave warm praise to the Italian people when he received the credentials of the new Italian Ambassador to the Vatican, Signor Alfieri. The Pope said that the agreement......
Points From The Cardinal's Broadcast
Each of us can support this fight wholeheartedly on behalf of justice, charity and the salvation of souls. A cynical and systematic disregard for truth, a reckless breaking of......
These Jesuits Got Soviet Approval
Probably for the first time, a Jesuit paper has gained appraising headlines in the Soviet newspaper, Pravda. The occasion was the publication of the news of the results of the......
" Mockery Of Human Reason " "we Cannot Conceive A
greater mockery, not only of International law but of human reason," says an editorial in the Osservatore Romano on the subject of M. Molotov's reply to the Secretary-General of......
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contrition that I had formulated. "Do you want to take the Sacrament?" He nodded. I placed Christ's body on the skirt of his cloak. . . . "Corpus Domini custodiat . . . in vitam......
Five Thousand Poles Executed
Five thousand prominent Polish citizens in the province of Poznan have recently been executed by the Germans, says the Polish Information Bureau in Paris. None of the victims......
Famous Catholic Journalist Released From Dachau
The famous Austrian Catholic journalist, Dr. Frederic Funder, editor of Reichapost, has just been released after a captivity of twenty months in Dachau concentration camp,......
Pope Suffers From Shock
The Pope, according to a B.U.P. Vatican City telegram, has cancelled all general and most private audiences from Thursday. This decision is stated to have been taken on the......
Pope Blesses The World
Popular Ceremony in the Heart of Rome From the outer balcony or loggia of the great Basilica of St. Mary's Major, in Rome itself, the Holy Father, on the Feast of the Immaculate......
Conscript French Missionaries
According to a recent issue of the Dutch Catholic paper, the Maasbode, shortly after mobilisation had been ordered, the French Colonial Minister, M. Mandel, commented on the......
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N Ew Camerlengo Appointed
POPE SPEAKS SECRETLY TO CARDINALS The Holy Father held a Secret Consistory in the Consistorial Hall of the Vatican on Monday which was attended by 24 Cardinals of the Curls. and......
Cardinal Faulhaber May Retire
Cardinal Faulhaber, Archbishop of Munich, who has been ill, may take a rest from his duties to enable him to recover, according to well-informed Catholic circles in Berlin. The......
Papal Letter To Priest-soldiers
The Pope addressed on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception a special letter to all clergy on Military service in the different belligerent countries. The Papal letter is......