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Not Only The Communists Are Strong
Czech Bishops, Priests, Laymen, All Set Example Of Catholic Strength A WEEK OF PROTEST By DOUGLAS HYDE Archbishop Beran, the Czech bishops, priests and Catholic teachers have,......
Strasbourg Assembly "a Real Parliament"
By ANDREW BOYLE Mr. R. W. G. Mackay, the Labour back-bencher, who in five brief but crowded weeks at Strasbourg created a solid reputation as an outstanding European statesman,......
Pilgrimage For Deaf And Dumb Is Planned
Deaf and dumb Catholics may go on pilgrimage to Beverley, Yorks, next July, to pray at the ancient shrine of St. John of Beverley, Patron of the deaf. If the present plans of......
French Priest Editor Dies
Pere Leon Merklen, the Assumptionist Editor of La Croix, the French daily paper, died on Saturday last, aged 73. Through the columns of his paper Pere Merklen did much towards......
Bishops' Conditions The Czech Bishops Said They Would...
to the Government only when seven conditions were fulfilled. They are: 1. Archbishop Beran must be free to discharge his duties. 2. State officials must be removed from Catholic......
Czechs Refuse Envoy Visa
The Czech Government, by its refusal last week-end to give an entry visa to the new Vatican envoy to Prag'ie, Mgr. Paolo Bertoli, threw a furtner strain on the taut relations......
Abuse Can Of Trade Unions Only Lead To
Slavery—The Pope Speaking on Sunday to 1,200 members of the Christian Workers' Movement of Belgium, the Pope referred to the Catholic teaching on trade unions. " Trade Unions,"......
Death Of Ernest Oldmeadow
Mr. Ernest Oldmeadow, author, journalist and for many years editor of the Tablet, died on Sunday last in a London hospital at the age of 81. He was received into the Church in......
Christian Action Meeting
Canon Jelin Collins, Chancellor of St. Paul's Cathedral, announced last week that a meeting arranged by Christian Action, of which he is founder and chairman, has decided......
British Con Ncil Backs Taunton-l Isieux Link
From a Special Correspondent Under a scheme of the British Council, which is encouraging the linking up of British and French towns by exchanges of visits, the choice of......
Last
WORD ? Following upon publication of our exclusive interview with Mr. Butler, the Conservative Party leader, on the question of Catholic Schools, " The Catholic Herald " invited......
The Cardinal Says "thank You"
Cardinal Griffin flew to Lisieux on Thursday last, September 8, and on the following morning celebrated Holy Mass in the Carmel Infirmary where St. Teresa died. The Cardinal......
Red Spies In The Confessional
The threat that " reactionary " priests will now be placed under surveillance even in the confessional was made at a meeting of officials of the Government-sponsored Catholic......
Indulgences Outside Rome Suspended In Holy Year
VATICAN CITY. Following the precedent established by Benedict XIV, 200 years ago, the Pope has suspended most indulgences and the extraordinary powers of confessors during the......
Smgran Priests
?WM Our Own Correspondent A number of Polish priests took part in the congress of the " Union of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy " in Warsaw. Using this occasion the Warsaw......