Human Develo,pment Fund To Nine Diocesan Programs
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Fall River, Mass., Thursday, June 10, 1971
Vol. 15, No. 23
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Former Media Executive Discusses New Pastoral NEW YORK (NC) - An archbishop' long involved in the Church's communications activities told a nationwide audience over network television that the public's right to know what is happening "is "one of the very big principles" emphasized in the Vatican's new pastoral instruction on communications. Appearing June 6 on the CBS Sunday morning religion program "Look Up and Live" (10:30 A.M. EDT), - Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans was asked by host Alexander Kendrick what makes a good communicator.. "One who identifies with the people," replied the archbishop. "The Apostles didn't begin to function until they began to communicate ... the Church began to function when it began to communicate." Archbishop Hannan, a member of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications and until recently chairman of the U. S. Catholic Conference's communications committee, was interviewe9 along with Barrett McGurn, former Vatican correspondent of the defunct New York
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Herald-Tribune, on the first of four segments of the weekly half-hour program devoted to the new Vatican document. The archbishop commented that the pastoral instruction pubIished', June 3 proposes that newsmen have as much freedom as possible to do their jobs. He said that he could take "small credit" for getting inserted in the document a few paragraphs condemning violence against newsmen and expressing sorrow that some have been killed in the line of professional duty. "I have had combat experience myself," said Archbischop Hannan who was a paratroop chaplain with a World War II airborne division. "We hadn't the same problem then as now in the Vietnam War." Pastoral Startling Outside ~. S. McGurn noted that the new Vatican document would not have' been possible at all when he first went to Rome during the Fascist era in Italy.' "Freedom of the press, the right to know, is fairly obvious Turn to Page Seventeen"
Delegate Names Archivist and Secretary WASHINGTON (NC) - Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, Apostolic Delegate in the United States has announced the appointment of Very Rev. Nicholas F. Halligan, O.P., as Archivist and Sec-
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retary of the Apostolic Delegation. Father Halligan, 53, has been Assistant to the Dean of the School of Sacred Theology at the Catholic University of America since 1970. He has also been editor in chief of The Thomist, a quarterly journal published by the Dominicc:ln Fathers, since 1967. He will continue to hold the later post. A native of Fall River, Father Halligan is the son of Mrs. Anna Connors Halligan and the late' Frank Halligan. A life-long member of the Sacred Heart Parish, the newly named archivist graduated from Sacred Heart School, B.M.C. Durfee High School, Fall River and then enrolled in Providence College. Following his courses at the Dominican college in Providence, he studied at the Dominican Houses of Studies in River Forest, Ill., and Washington, D. C., and at the University of St. Ihomas Aquinas in Rome. He Turn to Page Six
Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, rick, assistant at St. Mary's assistant at St. Joseph's Parish, Bishop of the Diocese of Fall Cathedral and Diocesan CYO Taunton and Director of CemeTurn to Page Six River, has disbursed funds to Director; Rev. Bento R. Fraga, nine projects throughout various areas of the diocese in the nationwide war on poverty that was instituted last Fall by the Catholic Bishops of the United States. Following Pope Paul VI's appeal to "break the hellish circle of poverty for God's sake," the Diocese of Fall River appealed in all churches and chapels on Nov. 22 to "recognize the fi.r:st need of our Society today is, to eradicate the causes of domestic' poverty that oppresses more than one-fifth of our people." The appeal totaled $55,800 with 75 per cent of that amount to be used, to fight poverty on a national level, while each diocese was to keep 25 per cent for the fight against poverty on the local diocesan level. National headquarters has received $41,850 while the nine projects in the Fall River Diocese today received from Bishop Cronin a total of $13,950. The local committee is headed by Rev. Francis L. Mahoney, asHUMAN DEVELOPMENT FUND: Bishop Cronin presistant at Immaculate Conception Parish, Fall River and Dioc- sents check in support of the fight against drugs among esan Director of the Campaign the young. Left to right: Karen Norwick of St. Anne's Drug for Human Development cori- Dependency qinic, Fall River; Daniel Baptista of Project ducted last November. He has been assisted by Very Rev. Lighthouse, New Bedford; Rev. Leonard M. M~Ilaney of Thomas J. Harrington, Diocesan St. Patrick's Parish, Wareham and a member of the town's Chancellor; Rev. Paul 'F. McCar- drug committee; Bishop Cronin.
Silver Jubilee for Five Pri·ests Five priests of the Diocese of Fall River will celebrate their Silver Jubilee on Tuesday along with Most Rev. Humberto S~ Medeiros, Archbishop of Boston, who was ordained with them as a prie~t of the Diocese. . The priests who will concelebrate a Mass with the Metropolitan are: Rev. Msgr. Reginald M. Barrette, pastor of Notre Dame Parish, Fall River; Rev. Bertrand R. Chabot, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, New Bedford; Rev. Edward C. Duffy, pastor of St. ~ary Parish, (Hebronville) Attleboro; Rev. Joseph L. Pow-ers, pastor of St. Mark Parish, Attleboro Falls; Rev. William J. Shovelton, pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Seekonk. Archbishop Medeiros, the one-
Day of Prayer This coming Sunday, June 13, the Feast of Corpus Christi, will be observ__ ed in the churches of the ~ Diocese as a Diocesan Day ~ of Prayer. ~ This Day of Prayer brings § together at .one and the § same time the Forty Hours § Devotion services observed ~ by churches in former § years at various times ~ throughout the year. § Emphasis will be on Adg oration of the Blessed Sac§ ,rament with particular. ~ stress upon the aspect of reparation.
time Fall River parish priest, episcopal secretary and chancellor, will visit Fall River, one of his suffragan sees, and concelebrate the anniversary with the 1946 class. Born in Fall River, June 19, 1921, Rev. Msgr. Reginald M. Barrette is the son of the late Zenon D. and the late Rose (Corriveau) Barrette. After preliminary studies at Notre Dame School and Msgr. Prevost High School, he attended Assumption College in Worcester. The monsignor prepared for the priesthood at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore and was ordained at St. Mary's Cathedral by Most Rev. James E. Cassidy on June 15, 1946. The Fall River pastor served at
Hi.gh Schools of Diocesle To Award 1160 Diploma's
Graduation ceremonies will sparkle throughout the Diocese of Fall River this next week as seven more students than the past year graduate from diocesan and parochial schools. A total of 1,160 youths will graduate520 boys and 640 girls. On Sunday, June 13: Mt. St. Mary Academy will graduate 67 girls at an afternoon ceremony at 1:30 with Bishop Cronin presiding. Jesus Mary Academy and Msgr. Prevost High School will hold a com,?ined graduation at Notre Dame Church at 3 o'clock f.lIl1l1l11l11l11l11l11lll1l11l1l11l1nlllllllllllllllmnlltllll~ in the afternoon. JMA will grad-
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St. Stephen Parish, Attleboro; St. Roch Parish, Fall· River. He also occupied posts as Notary, Secretary and Vice-Officialis of the Diocesan Tribunal; ViceChairman of the Commission for Divine Worship;, Chancellor of the Diocese. Rev. Bertrand R. Chabot, son of the late Joseph and the late Clara (Gamache). Chabot, was born in North Attleboro on Dec. 14,' 1920. He attended Sacred Heart Parish School in No. Attleboro. Father Chabot prepared for the priesthood at Joliette High School and Coilege in Quebec and St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. He was ordained on June 15, 1946 by Bishop James E. Turn to Page Two
uate 33 girls while Prevost will give diplomas to 51 boys. Bishop Cronin will preside and speak during a concelebrated Mass he will offer for the occasion. Dominican Academy will hold ceremonies at 4:30 in the. afternoon when Bishop Cronin will hand diplomas to 55 girls. U.S", Congresswoman Ml!rgaret Heckler will be the speaker. Bishop Gerrard will award di· plomas to 37 boys and 59 girls at Holy Family High School in New Bedford at a 7:30 evening ceremony. Bishop Connolly High School Turn t-o Page Six