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Pope Bids World "pray
FOR PEACE" ESPECIALLY CHILDREN OPEN LETTER TO PAPAL SECRETARY OF STATE THE POPE HAS APPEALED FOR A CRUSADE OF PUBLIC PRAYERS FOR PEACE TO OUR LADY DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. The......
Archbishop.
OF NEW YORK APPOINTED The new 'Archbishop of New York, appointed by the Pope this week, is Mgr. Spellman, at present. auxiliary bishop in the Boston Archdiocese, and titular......
Cardinal Mariani Dies
Cardinal Domenico Alariani, member of the Cardinals' Commission for the administration of the Holy See, died on Sunday evening, aged 76. Cardinal Mariani was born in the diocese......
Cardinal Will Not Go To St. Joan Celebrations
Cardinal Hinsley, Archbishop of Westminster, will not go to Orleans next month, as he had intended, to participal e in the St. Joan of Arc celebrations. Stress of other work is......
Widow Of Coolidge Becomes Catholic
The widow of Mr Calvin Coolidge, former Republican President of the United States, has been received into the Church. According to the Denver Register friends of hers state that......
Distinguished Support For Peace Plan
The Duke of Windsor, the Archbishop of York, and Lord Hailsham (ex-Lord Chancellor of Britain) are among those who have written personally to express their agreement with the......
English Colleges In Rome Make War Plans
Front OuOwn Corr sinindent ROME. The English College and the Bede College, in Rome, have had to make some plans to cope with a possible emergency. The evacuation of English......
Queen Hedwige
Fifty thousand Poles have signed and forwarded a petition to the Pope asking for the canonisation of Queen Hedwige of Poland, wife of Vladislaus Jagellon who united Poland and......
"c.h." National Lay Peace Pilgrimage To Walsingham
IN RESPONSE TO VERY NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR A A CONCRETE PLAN OF ACTION TO MOBILISE LAY CATHOLICITY BEHIND THE IDEAL OF " PEACE THE FRUIT OF JUSTICE," THE " CATHOLIC HERALD "......
It's Up To You
The CATHOLIC HERALD in conjunction with the authorities at Walsingham is organising this pilgrimage of the laity to the historic English shrine of Our Lady. The pilgrimage will......
Pope Receives " Newlyweds" Custom Started By Pius Xi
The Pope has this week resumed a practice initiated by his predecessor, Pope Pius XI—that of receiving " newlyweds " in audience. Over 500 newly-married couples were present at......
Italian Catholic Action No Longer Directly Under Pope
The Pope has confided the direction of Catholic Action in Italy to a Commission of Italian Cardinals. Thus It will in future be on the same level as Catholic Action In other......
20,000 Workers
In September 20,000 young Catholic workers representing 20 different countries will make a giant peace pilgrimage to Rome. It is hoped that a large contingent will be able to go......
Famous Statue Brought Out Of Hiding
The famous statue of Our Lady of Hope, dismantled and hidden during the early days of the Civil War in Spain, has now been set up again in Seville. It was placed in a packing......