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iIiJf - Catholic education is being undertaken jointly by the arch (dioceses .of Louisviile and Indi anapolis and the diocese of (Evansville in Indiana. Besides surveying all levels of !lormal education, the study will linclude adult education and Confraternity of Christian Doc il\;rine instruction. Archbisliop Thomas J. McDon ough of Louisville announced the undertaking in a statement out lining a five-stage stu~y, the purpose of which ·is to: gather (OOmplete information ranging from finances, buildings and per sonnel to "other pertinent statis tical data;" disseminate this in formation "through every pos sible 'medium" of communica tion; conduct parish-level study and discussion groups; "ascertain flle understanding and attitudes cf our people" through an opin ionaire, and prepare a planning mudy for the future.
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CARDINALS IN WASHINGTON: Meeting of the offi inal Krol of Philadelphia; Francis Cardinal Spellman of I!ltressed that the cooperation and New York; Archbishop John F. Dearden of Detroit, presi interest of both Religious and cers and administrative b,oard of the N ~,tional Conference laity are essential to the study's af Oatholic Bishops held in Washington included, left to dent of the NCCB; James Francis Cardinal McIntyre of success. He said "a-more detailed right. Lawrence Oardinal Shehan of Baltimore; John Card .Los Angeles, and John Cardinal Cody of Chicago. NC Photo. explanation' of this project will
IDe released shortly."
. The archbishop said the first
two phases "will begin immedi- .
ately," parish-level discussions
:will begin in January, to be fol WASHINGTON' (NC)-At a the Natronal Conference of Cath Discussed the Canon of the fields,· and that the bishops iowed in February by distribu two-day. meeting here, more .olic Bishops and the administra- . Mass in the vernacular, but de- eould keep scholars abreast off tion of the opinionai reo than 40 bishops .representiIlg tive board of the United States ferred final action. It was re- pastoral concern and develop the administrative committee of Catholic Conference: ported that there will be a time- ments for the mutual benefit of lag before the Consilium on the all. Liturgy in Rome will approve' Progress Reports
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,speaking world.' . Meeting';as the administrative G.ALVEST.ON (NC)-A .. layman·· committee of the National Con . .' .. . . 'Y 1I1!1' '. . ' . The . Consilium, however, ference of Catholic Bishops, they ,will be elected' president of the . t d .. to t' 1 I " , . , 'reports new Galveston-Houston·· Dioc':' . . WATERBURY (NC) -'Moves ··said. "If we who value human gr!ln . e" 1permission f t"na lOna, d" t heard interim . . . 011 .the esan'. Pastorai Council' at its ih';; " to relax abortion' laws pose' a .,life· by reason of personal con eplscop~ con er~nces () a op ..missions, doctrine,the American 8ugural meeting here :WEidnes.;.· threat'to human life which de- vi~tion and' profession do. not 'for use in the meantime a single C~llege at' Louvain, pastoral . . mands that all persons of rell- mak~ a stand' for the pJ;eserva-· text approved by the episcopai councils, canon law, permanent daih.?~~:iin.g was sc~eduled by gious conviction' "stand up and tion of innocent human life, then, Conference. it is anticipated thai .. diaconate,' and ,distribution of Bish9P. o!ohn. L. ~orkovskY. The . ~. counte4," a priei!lt iong prom:- we will have only. ourselves tG 'action on,"'this will ,~ taken' be-' .. clergy. . '. 00imcil was suggested by. the' inent in family lifework de;. blame when other forces of·anti fore the general meeting of the , ·It was pointed out 'that these diocese's priests' senate to meet' clared here. (" . " life threaten our existence.". " ~ishops in November. . . ' . were all progress reports, with with the: bishop at various.times Msgr. .Johri Knott .'said' . Msgr. Knott 'said lawyerS are Set d~tes for the U.S; bish., ·final ones to· be submitted to ~ offer ~dv:ice ,and opiIlions ~ , "whatever soCiOlogical, 'medical ·"peculiarly responsible" for the ops' November meeting at 21 ' all the U.S. bishops at the time pal!toralm.atters. , ' . , . and 'psychological' arguments' welfareof'thehilmanindividuaL Washington, hotel, '.Nov.. 13'. 'CJIfthe November meeting. ' Father. Joseph A. Fiorenza, may be advaiiced for the Uberal- "It is you who are' called in the' through '17: 'A hOtel was selected, The synOd' of bishops, which eenatepresident, said the couu- iution 'of existii'lg aborli'on lllws, ultimate ~nalysis tosafeguar4 rather than returning to eath- "meets in Roine' beginning Sept. cll will be. coinposed' of.2O the simple faetremains that his right to life and to guard ·olic .university of America, be- 29, was not discussed, Archbish e~ec~ed lay. representatives'; four . What is being threatened with all those other rights whichfIow CaUSe'lOt' conv~nience. op John F. Dearden, president priests; two nuns and four ex- extinction is an' innocent indi-' from Jhesimple fact.that he is ·Many bishops at the April of the NCCB and the USCC, ~fficio members-.,-the chan~ellor~ vidual human life." a human, be!ng ami one touched meeting in Chicago had coin- who presided at the two meet ~rector of the' Society for 'the . lVlsgr.. Knott,' 'pastor of" by the' divine spirit." mented on the convenience of . ings, had earlier written' all U. Propagation of the Faith and Francis ~f Assisi church, Tor. . 'Live lIIumanly' using orie facility for .Mass, S. bishops, .asking for their com the presidents of the diocesan rington, Conn., was formerly di. The lawyers' obligation to the meals and meetings as opposed ments and recommendations in CQuricils- of Catholic men.' and rector' of the Fa~ily Life Bu;; . individual extends, Msgr. Knott to'living in hotels and traveling regard to the topics scheduled women: reau, Uilited States' Catholic said, to the person's "legal rights, through traffic to Catholic Uni- to be discussed at the synod. Conference, Washington. his civil rights and his property versity in Washington. ' · . rights,1' 'SO that "he might be Plans were made for press
Speak lng .t 0 Iawyers attending Government Grant the annual Red Mass in Immac- able to live humanly as befits coverage of the, meeting, with
ulate Conception church, Msgr. • his dignity." daily news briefings by a press
For Georgetown Knott said that "there are new Because of the nation's present panel' and press releases after
WAS H I N G TON (N C )..: ideologies abroad in the world 'urban crisis, Msgr. Knott said; both· morning and afternoon
Georgetown University has re . W h IC !'it IS' easy, to' g'et pessl'ml'stl'C sessions, similar to arrangements
' h see h' uman life, and espe <reived a $404,000 research award cially new life, as a threat to the ,about the future of our country at the Chicago Spring meeting.
for Project Themis, a U. S. De pride, the security, and the fu- in its efforts to promote social S~t the dates and place for the . bishops' Spring, 1968, meeting......, fense Department program aim J'ustice. ture 0 f existing people/' 273 CENtRAL AVE. ed at developing academic ex But where once most of us had April 23 through 25 in St. Louis. 'lInnocelllt, Defenseiess' . Recommended a h . f eellence in the physical sciences. . only an academic awareness of n exc ange 0 992-6216 He said that in current at- ghetto conditions, now at least views with theologians, those . . Father Gerard J. Campbell, S.J., university president, said tempts to modify abortion laws we realize the ~wfulness of the .in Catholic higher education, and "there is human life at stake, an environment in which too many similar fields with the. thought the . three-year award was NEW BEDFORD granted by the Air .Force office innocent and defenseless one· at of ,our citizens are forced to live. that this would keep the bisliops
that. This is not a Catholic value, Being aware of a disease can be abreast of developments in these
el scientific research. The proj ect will involve seven faculty nor' a Jewish one nor a Protes- .the first step in its eradication." members in physics and chemis tant one. Thi$ is a human value He told the lawyers that "by try and eight graduate students. . and one. rooted at the very heart the' grace of God and with tlie of western civilization."" common decency characteristic It would be "traitorous to 'our of Americans, the forces of prej Rt. 6 at The Narrows in North Westl?olJ1 P'ope Contribut<es JUdaeo-Crislian concept of life udice, ignorance and greed can and law to think otherwise," he be overcome....
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