Holy Father Elevates Six Diocesan -Priests to Rank of Monsignor
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An Anchor of ~he Soul: Sure and Firm-ST. PAUL
Fall River, Mass.
Vol. 2, No.9
Thursday, Feb. 27, Se.and Cia•• Mail PriTileg.. Authorized at.Fall River. M088.
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Rt. Rev. Louis E. Prevost
Rt. Rev. J. Joseph Sullivan
Rt. Rev. Hugh A. GaIl3l:'her
Rt. Rev. John J. Shay
Rt. Rev. A. J. E. Bonneau
Rt. Rev. Humberto S. Me~eir_
Sa.cred Roman Rota High Court of Catholic Church VATICAN CITY (NC)-The Sacred Roman Rota, the high.court of the Catholic'Church, rendered 204 decisions ill. 1957. The Rota, which traces its history back to the 13th eentury, was re-established to the Pope, the Rota is best as the appeals court from in modern times by, Pope St. known diocesan matrimonial courts.. Pius· X in 1908. Its judges For instance: Of the 204 deci called Auditors because they sions handed down last year, 199 listen to legal arguments, con Ilist of 21 prelates headed by the Dean of the Rota, Msgr. Andrea .Julien, who has been a member of the high court for more than 35 years. Among the Rota judges are two Americans, Msgr. Francis .J. Brennan of the Philadelphia archdiocese and Msgr. William Doheny, C.S.C., of the Diocese ef Superior, Wise., formerly of' )lotre Dame University. . The court hears cases of first Instance, appeals, and final ap peals. Though it considers al most all kinds of cases arising in the Chutch except for a few whic~ are reserved specifically
of them were concerned with marriage annulment cases. The Rota found that 94 of these mar riages were not valid; the re maining 105 marriages were de clared valid. Other Cases In addition to the 204 cases decided in 1957, there were 70 other cases disposed of because of the death of one of the ,par ties or because both parties had Settled out of court. A total of 81 of the cases ex amined by the court in 1957 were tried free of charge since they involved poor people .and the Holy See assumed the entire Turn to Page Twenty
Five pastors and the Diocesan Chancellor have been raised to the dignit~ of Domestic Prelate .by Pope Pius XII, according to an announcement made ,by Most Rev.. Bishop' James L. Connolly. This elevation was accorded to the si~ priests in Rome on Feb. 3.
P reiate 0 u tl·' Ines Ch urc his Pr ogram T A·d I Puer t RSIcan MS"Igran t s
The parishioners of the new Monsignori were informed of the new' honors at Mass last Sunday.' No date has been set for the in0 0 vestiture of the six as Domestic NEW YORK (NC)-The Catholic Church is waging a two. Prelates. The title, Domestic Prelate, is front, island-to-mainland carrian honorary distinction con- paign to hold' the allegiance of ferred by the Holy See on clergy Puerto Ricans migrating to this in any part of the world; the 'country at the rate of 37,000 recipient is thereby constituted annually. The fourth class in the cur a member of the Pontifical FamDetails of this program were WASHINGTON ('NC) - His rent Confraternity of Christian Turn to Page Eleven disclosed in an interview here Excellency Archbishop Amleto Doctrine Tea c her Training with Msgr. James J. Wilson, coGiovanni Cicognani, Apostolic course was held, last Saturday ordinator of the Office of SpanDelegate to the United ,States, afternoon at St. Joseph's School ish Catholic Action for the' New will officiate at a Pontifical Auditorium, Taunton. At pres York archdiocese, who recently Mass here on Sunday, March 9 ent three hundred are regis returned from a nine-day visit ~ commemorate the 19th anni tered for the course from greater A series of Cana Conferences to the Caribbean island. versary of the coronation of His Fall River, New Bedford, Taun- . is scheduled for many parishes While there, Msgr. Wilson, Holiness Pope Pius XII. ton,and the Cape Cod area. The· of the Diocese for the months of along with Mayor Robert F. instructor for the course is Sis The Mass will be offered in March, April and May. Wagner of New York and other ter Marie Charles of the Mission the National Shrine of the Im city officials,' attended a week, Many of the parishes are hav Helpers of the Sacred Heart of maculate Conception. The Pon ing the first series of such con . long joint migration conference, Boston. tiff will observe his 82nd birth ferences, while other parishes
Sister Charles has been stres day on March 2, which is the are conducting succeeding ses
19th anniversary of his election sing the integration of doctrine, sions which number five in the scripture and liturgy in teaching as Pope. complete series. Religion. The aim of the Teach His coronation took place on Over 350 young adults, high . The conferences are given by .....d& 12. 1939. Turn to Page T~enty , members of' th'e Family Life school juniors and seniors and other boys and girls 16 years old Bureau of the Diocese, and are or over, heard Rev. John P. for married couples. Driscoll f)f SS. Peter and Paul The series of topics begins Church explain the signs of a with the husband-wife relation calling by God to (he religious ship, and succeeding sessions life and the married state at the discuss parent-child relationship, first conference of the Len~en parent-young adult considera Forum being sponsored by the tions, and the unity of' marriage Catholic Youth Organization. in Turn to Page Eleven cooperation with the Diocesan Family Life Bureau at the Cath olic Community Center, Fall River. The Forum "Let's Talk About
'Marriage," will i~ontinue the
next four Sundays in Lent, with
Renewals and new subscrip all young people in the age group tions are increasing with each invited. Registration cards may mail. Additions and correc be obtained at parish rectories, tions in the mailing list neces the CYO Hall on Anawan Street sitate a request for early and the' Catholic Community returns. Center, Franklin Street, Fall AT NEW YORK MEETING: Rev. Francis McCarthy The ANCHOR in every home River. represents an insurance policy ~ight) of St. Joseph's Church, North Dighton, Diocesan Rev. Reginald M. Barrette of in the investments made for St. Roch's Church, Fall River, Director of the Bishops' Relief Fund to assist the world's our early education • • • it is will be the speaker at next Sun needy, discusses the coming (MarCh 19) Laetare Sunday the effective auxiliary of the day's Forum meeting. campaign with His Emjnence, Francis Cardinal Spellman pulpit in spreading the light New Bedford of faith throughout the diocese. (left) and Rt. Rev. Msgr. John F. Harrington of the Spring The Kennedy Community field Diocese in the New York Chancery. . Center in New Bedford saw 450
Pontificat' Mass Teacher Program To' Mark Pope's Continues in 19th Anniversary Taunton
.Cana Conference Dates Announced
called by Gov. Luis MunOli Marin of Puerto Rico. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss problems that arise when 600,000 persons leave their overpopulated island with in one generation to settle on the mainland, where different language and cultural patterna 'predominate. New York Problem Since the majority of these migrants-some 65 per cent at the present time-never get an,. further than New York City, the problems for this ,city's officiala are proportionally larger than for other areas. Questions'relating to crime in Turn to Page Twenty
Young Adul,t Forum on Marriage Schedul.es Second Talk Su"day young adults attend last Sundar night's Lenten Forum on mar riage. Rev.' Bertrand R. Chabot of St. Anthony's· Church spoke on marriage as a vocation, a Turn to Page Fourteen
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