FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS '-
VOL. 28, NO. 18
FALL RIVER, 'MASS., FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1984
$8 Per Year
Jerusalem surety
asked by pope
SONG'
I sing of a maiden That is matchless; King of all kings For her son'she chose. He came all so still Where his mother was' , As dew in April That falleth on the grass. He came all so still - To his mother's bower As dew in April That falleth on the flower. He came all so still· vVhere his mother iay As dew in April That, falleth on the spray. Mother and maiden Was never none but she; Well may such a lady God's mother be.
I
-Anonymous, 15th century
Chi Rho Arts. Maryknoll. N.Y.
VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II has urged Catholics to pray for peace in the Middle East and has reiterated his de sire for international guarantees to protect Jerusalem as a city sacred to Jews, Moslems and Christians. The papal message also sup ported a: Middle East homeland for Palestinians and peace and security for Jews in Isarel. Prayers are needed for "a just, solution to the problem of Jeru salem and of the Holy Land, and for the return of peace in the Middle East," said the pope in a 1,300-word letter written in Latin and published in - L'Osser vatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, on April 19. "I am convinced," the pope said, "that to neglect to search for an adequate solution to the question of' Jerusalem, so as to resign oneself to a· postponement of the problem. only compro mises further the hoped-for
peaceful and equitable resolu tion of the crisis of the entire Middle East." The pope called for interna tional guarantees to protect the rights- of all segments of Jerusa lem's population. Turning his attention to the whole Middle East. the pope said that Jews in Israel have the right to "their desired safety and to the just tranquility which is the perogative of every nation and the condition of life and of progress for every society." The Palestinian people, said the pontiff, "who in that region find their historic rdots and for decades have lived dispersed. have the natural right, by justice, to acquire a homeland and to be able to live in peace and tran quility with the other peoples of the region." 'Current controversy over the s~atus of Jerusalem ~tems from the. J980 Israeli decision to make Turn to Psge Six
Appeal Day Sunday
Over 20,000 volunteer solici tors will make house to house calls within their parishes from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday on behalf of the 43rd annual Catholic Charities Appeal.. Visiting some 114,000 homes, the volunteers will ask funds for maintenance and expansion of diocesan apostolates of educa tion, social services, health care and charity. Explaining. the undertaking, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin last week wrote a lett~, referring to this year's campaign theme, to diocesan families.' In it he said that Catholics are asked to "Pour Out Your Hearts for the Catholic Charities Appeal." "Only through the combined efforts of all the people in all the parishes," said the bishop, "will our programs have the as surance of continuing to reach out to those in need in the com ing year." D Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, di
ocesan Appeal director, has sug gested consideration of the pledge system as a way of in creasing Appeal dnnations. He noted that members of di ocesan parishes received contri bution cards together with the bishop'!; letter. They are asked to use them in making a donation or pledge on Sunday. He requested that solicitors make returns to parishes im mediately after completing col 'lections so that they may be re ported promptly to area and di ocesan Appeal centers. Specjal Gifts Atty. James H. Quirk Jr. of Yarmouth, the Appeal's diocesan lay chairman, has reported that the Special Gifts phase of the campaign is successfully reach ing business and professional donors in the diocese. He noted that this phase ends tomorrow and final reports should be made to area head quarters as quickly as possible.