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Fewer Tourists in Washington .But Shrine Retains Popularity WASHINGTON (N C) - A' ehurch built by Catholics of lllU · U1e United States is holding its own as a place to visi~ in the lIlational capital. This is the estimate of author ~ies, as the city' begins to show -ooncern over a decline in tour ists and persons visiting the non g e r. 'established national Giurines. The National Shrine of the Jrmmaculate Conception; dedi ·ated only something more than Bire years ago. already has be «:orne one of the great places' of - IlJilgrimage here. It has averaged well over a million visitors an !lUl,ally in recent years, or one' t:n every seven 01' eight persons who visit Washington. More than · Z5,OOO persons have visited the Shrine in a single day. Kennedy Gravesite Washington itself' is experi encing a decline in tourists, based on figures for the first three months of the year. Shrine officials say they notice some thing of this trend, but do not· believe the drop off is nearly as prronounced there. The year 1965 was a banner 6ne for visitors to this city, and there are two good explana tions why 1966 so far is not measuring up. One reason, it is said; is that the inauguration of President Johnson brought great ¢brongs here in January of last year.
Bra.zil Prelates Discuss Reforms SAO SALVADOR (NC)-More &han 40 bishops of northeast-Bra zil met for 10 days at Itapariea island to discus the implementa tion of the decrees of the ecu Menical council. The bishops also discussed Pope Paul VI's November ad dress ·to the Latin American bishops. In that address, Pope Paul en eouraged ~ bishops to be espe eially solicitous of their person ftel. He asked them to care for Mder priests, to help seminari ans, and to seek out vocations. He also praised bishops who gave land to the poor, and asked other bishops to investigate their diocesan holdings to see if the~' ~uld not make similar grants. At the close of the meeting. file bishops resolved to create on international training school for ~atholic leaders. They also re quested a special papal blessing OR the meeting and its work.
Catholic Educators To Attend Seminar WASHINGTON
(NC) -Four
~atholic . educators are among ~ 37 who have been awarded
·iJt"ants by the U. S. Office of Ed acation to attend Summer sem inars at the American Univer sity, C'airo, and the Educational Resources Center, New Delhi. Attending the Egypt seminars will be, Barbara M. Sullivan, Sacred Heart Junior College, Belmont, N. C., and Robert A. Bonnell, St. John College, Cleveland. Grants for the Indian sembtars went to Sister Mary Peter Mt.tr phy, Immaculate Heart. College, Los Angeles, and Sister George Agnes Fitzgerald, Hoban-De minican High School, Cleveland.
Home for Aged REGINA (N.C)-ConstructiolU will begin in August OR an $800,000 home for the aged being room here in Canada by the lOOcal Knights of Columbus. The. ~me will be ready for occUpalll ev in May, 196'1.
The other reason ~ that many persons who took in the New
York World's Fair throughout
much' of last year, included a
side trip here in their plans.
Both explanations would apply
to the Shrine as well as the city.
Of the patrioti<.' places, only
the gravesite of President Ken
nedy in Arlington (the Kennedy
gl'ave is said to be the most pop
ular memorial) and the Smith
sonian Institution were visited
by more people in the first three
months of this year than in .the
same period in 1965.
About 1.1 million people, quite
close to last year, visited the
Kennedy grave, while 3.119,716
persons, another slight increase,
went to the various Smithsonia.n
exhibits.
THE ANCHORThurs., June 16, 1966
Wheeler Heads Aetors Guild
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NEW YORK (NC)-Comeclian Bert Wheeler was elected presi dent at the annual Catholic Ac tors Guild of America meeting here, succeeding Horace IVlcl\ia hon. TV and m(wie star Merv Grif fin was reelected first vice presi dent and Lawrence Brooks, sec ond vice president. Florence Henderson became the third vice president, a new position. Others elected included Don Koll, executive board, chairman; Msgr. VincentJ. Brosnan, pastor, Annunciation church, Crestwood, N.Y.,. treasurer; Pegeon Fitz gerald, recording secretary; Marial1 Primont, his tor ian; Frank J. Hale ,advisory board chairman; Jean Blue and Lisa Di Julio, social secretaries.
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Protestants Warn On Reunion
What About·You?
WHEATON (NC) - Delegates to one of the largest missionary gathel'ings in history see a dan ger in regarding the Roman Catholic Church as "our great sister Church." <> They also reaffirmed. the "abiding validity '0 • (0 of the Protestant reformers." Delegates to the First Con gress on the Church's Worldwide Mission - sponsored by the Evangelical Foreign Missions and Interdenominational For eign Missions Associations-rep resented 13,000 Overseas Mis sionaries, or nearly two-thirds of all the United States foreign mis·sionaries. The two associa tions represent most of the Fun damentalist, Evangelical Protes tant groups. At the windup of the Congress, the 1,000' delegates unanimously declared: "Whereas Rom a n Catholic practices may change, they Say' their dogmas are unchangeable. According to- the Roman Cath olic view, reunion of the Churches must be on papal
FIRST· SCHOLARSHIP WINNER: John Witkowski, eighth grader at St. ,Mary's Cathedral School, F~ll Riv~r, t.he first. winner of the Rev. Francis A. McCarthy Memonal Scholarship, receives the award from Mrs. Patrick Murphy, president. of the sponsoring {)rganiz~ti(m, the Cathedral Women's Guild.
Seek Delayed Vocations Serra Publication Explores Possibilities
Among Older Men
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CHICAGO (NC)-The possi
bilities of attracting more candi
dates to- the priesthood from
aHlQl1g' oJder collegians, service
men, and- business and profes
sional men is explored in- the
tenus. June- issue of the Serran, publi
"We- rejoice in the wider use cation· of Serra International.
of the Scriptures among Roman Featured in the' magazine's
Catholics. We' shall pray that all tllose who !>1udy the Scriptures lead- article on later vocations is
the Pope' John XXIII National
will be led by the Holy Spirit .Seminary in Weston. Mass. The. t~ the saving faith' in Christ. "We shall urge Evangelicals to seminary for delayed vocations, founded two yea,rg ago, special seize today's unique opportu nities for witness among Roman. izes in training men 30 years- and older who have had at least two Catholics. "We recognize the danger of years of college. The article reports that 73
looking upon the Roman Cath- . olie Church as 'our great sister men, with an average age of 37,
are currently studying at the
Church,' even as we reaffirm the seminary. Their fOl'JJ1er profes
abiding validity of the Scrip sions include advertising, ac tural principles of the Reform ers, that salvation is through faith alone, and that the Bible is the only rule of faith and practice."
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