Holy ~ather Again Asks Nations to Aid World Needy and Starving
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VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul's 1964 Ghrt~tmas message shows increasing crystalization of a new idea the Pope has to help mankind reduce armaments and use the funds s·aved for worldwide social uplift. The message de tails more thoroughly a tragedies that afflict millions of thought expressed. in embryo humans through no fault of their in the 1963 Christmas mes own. sage and developed further Of the world's problems, he
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in his special message to the world given to newsmen during his early December visit to Bom bay, India. In his Christmas message last year, Pope Paul dealt with the
Fall River, Mass., Thursday, Dec. 31, 1964
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Holy Father Urges Curia To Persevere VATICAN CITY Pope Paul VI urged of the Roman curia erous perseverance,
(NC) offici'als to "gen. continu
ous striving toward perfection and wise efforts to give ideal and spiritual value" to their tasks. In his audience to cardi nals living in Rome and to offi cials of the curia, the Pope ex pressed "thanks for the work which each accomplishes for the Holy See." The curia is the col lective term for all offices, congregations and commissions which assist the Pope in Rome to carry out his mission of guid. Ing and serving the universal Church. In addition to exchanging sea lIOns greetings and thanking aU for thei:;: assistance, the Pope dis closed that the fourth council session would be the last. How ever he set no date for its open ing. Speaking especially to the curia, the Pope said: "May we be allowed to en courage all of your venerable brothers and beloved sons to generous perseverance, continu ous striving toward perfection, wise efforts to give ideal and spiritual value to your respective tasks so that this Roman curia of ours may appear more and more the indispensable instru ment, the well-ordered unit, the eXE'mplary circle about the chair of St. Peter in its pastoral office Turn to Page Two
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PROPOSED NEW SOMERSET CHURCH: A new 800-seat semi-colonial structure will be erected for parishioners of St. Thomas More parish in Somerset, Rev. Howard A. Waldron pastor, has announced. According to present plans, construction will start next Spring. The Baptistry will be in front of the main structure.
Bishop's Ball Next Week
• Greatest Interest Ever In Social Event Linooln Park's Mrillion Dollar Ballroom, as host to the tenth annual Bishop's Charity Ball, will become the focal point of the New England social season on Wednesday, J'an. 6. While young in years, the ban has become "The Leader" fur beauty, enjoyment, effort and charitable funds raised. The past success of the ball has made it the model for several others throughQut the coun William Fagan and Mrs. Aris motifs to brighten the occasion. try. Those attending the tides Andrade, eo-chairmen of In making these announcements, 1065 edition, The Turquoise the ball, announced today that the co-chairmen said: "We hope Ban, will dance to the incom the demand for tickets is in that all who can will join with parable tempo and tone of Ralph Stuart's dance ensemble. The popular success scored by the Stuart group last year made their second appearance a com mand performance.
Pope's Visit to Holy Land Major 1964 News Story WASHINGTON (NC)-The precedent-shattering pil grimage of Pope Paul VI to the Holy Land was the major story of 1964 for U.S. and Oanadian Oatholic newspapers, a poll of editors reveals. The Pontiff's January pilgrimage of peace, apart from being gation Nov. 21 of the Second the first visit to the Holy Vatican. Council's monumental Land by a pope since Peter, declarations on the nature of the also was the scene of his Church, including the principle
exchange of visits with Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople, leader of the Orthodox churches. The visits marked the first time that a pope and a patriarch of Constantinople met since the 15th century. And it was only the second such encounter ill more than 1,250 years. Introduction of the vernacular in the Latin Rite Mass was se lected as the year's second big gest story by the 72 editors who took part in the third annual poll conducted by the N.C.W.C. Newa Service. Third choice Will tbe promul-
of collegiality, on ecumenism and on Eastern Churches. The other seven stories in or der of preference in the top 10 chosen by diocesan editors are: Pope Paul's second major overseas trip of 1964, his visit (Dec. 2 to 5) to the International Eucharistic Congress ,held ill Bombay, India. Pope Paul's June 23 disclosure that the Church is in the process of a major reevaluation of the question of birth control and his assertion that for the present the pronouncements by Pope Piua Turn to Page Two
creasing daily. They also an nounced that all of their com mittees are perfecting their as signments to insure the greatest success. Chairman Albert Petit of the hall committee has organized Bishop Connolly's Honor Guard, composed of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus from the five Diocesan areas. The decorations committee has
designed a series of special
Important Sch'edules For 1965 The Anchor today pubti~h es .in this edition a list of schedules which are handy for every family in the Dio cese and which should be retained for easy reference throu~hout the year: The Confirmation schedule is on Page Two. A most important fast and ab stinence chart is on Page Three. The schedule of the Forty Hours devotions is on Page Five. The list of movie ratings in OIl Paae. Ii.
us for this memorable evening. Their presence furnishes them with a gala social evening and also guarantees education for ex ceptional children and recreation for underprivileged children.'"
said last year, "the first is hun ger ......... and unless this heart rending situation is relieved by opportune remedies, we must foresee that it will grow worse, not better." "We entrust to you our special message to the world. Would that the nations could cease the ar mamens race and devote their resources and energies instead to fraternal assistance of the de veloping nations. Fund for Relief "Would that every nation. thinking 'thoughts of peace not
of affliction' and war would con
tribute even a part of its expen
ditures for arms to a great world fund for relief of many problems of nutrition, clothing, shelter and medical care which affect so many peoples." This concern, reinforced by the Pope's personal exposure to the deep poverty he witnessed in India, is emphasized anew in his Christmas message. The Pontiff then listed the arms race as a principal factor in the world's turmoil although he did not give the emphasis to militarism he assigned to it later. The link Pope Paul saw be tween the arms race and suffer ing emerged more clearly in the dramatic statement he gave newsmen on the final evening' oi his visit to Bombay Dec. 4. Moving Statement The Pontiff, who had spent con. siderable time in his strenuoua four-day visit seeing and talk ing to the poor, startled news men with this moving statement at what was supposed to be a social press reception: Militarism, he said, is leading to stockpiles of weapons that not only threaten peace, but deprive nations of enormous amounts of .money and manpower. "We have no hesitation in ex pressing our hopes that the rul ers of nations will find a way • promote--prudently and mag nanimously-the process of dia armament," he said. -We would like to see a gea Turn to Page Two
Detroit Catholic Schools In Anti-Poverty Program DETROIT (NC)-Detroit parochial schools are i.. eluded in a $1,158,402 Federal grant to Detroit for three "war on poverty" projects. The biggest Detroit grant, to taling $965,000, will be used for a work training program for jobless youths which is Detroit's share in the Federal expected to start here Jan. 1. anti-poverty program now comes The parochial school system to .$3,950,000 of the $9,200,000 of the Detroit archdiocese which the city has requested. received $191,572 to expand ser vices including work training for students, longer school hours and remedial and adult educa~ tion classes. The Catholic school grant was approved earlier but was de layed pending consideration of whether or not it violated sepa ration of Church and State. A third grant of $1,830 is ear marked for Detroit's Total Ac tion Against Poverty (TAP) program to develop a plan for training staff mem-~ tn work anti-poverty a
"The news is very welcome" said Father Thomas Gumbleton, assistant· chancellor of the De troit archdiocese and archdio cesan representative on the TAP committee. "This means that the benefits of the Federal legislation will be available to all deprived children of the poor wherever they attend school. "The Catholic people of De troit and their bishop are com mitted to full cooperation with the TAP project and the many other public and private servicell Turn w Pase Twe