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llefitt VOL. XXIII. No. 5 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MAY 23, 1942 ISSUED MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR Bulletins NOTABLES AT OBSERVANCE OF POPE’S JUBILEE BY MOTU PROPRIO, His Holi* ness Pope Pius XII lias granted to all members of the clergy through out the world the extraordinary privilege of the altar whereby at every Mass the celebrate at every altar, during the period from May 13, 1942, to May 13, 1943, they may gain a plenary indulg ence to be applied to the souls in purgatory. ARMY AND NAVY CHAPLAINS will be heard over the nationwide “Catholic Hour” program on May 24 and May 31. The Rev. William Maguire, U. S. Navy Chaplain, who holds the rank of captain, will speak on May 24, while the Rev. Christopher O’Hara, U. S. Army Chaplain at Fort Myer, Va., will speak on May 31. Both chap lains will speak on “Reports to Fathers and Mothers.” HEADQUARTERS OF THE Philippine Commonwealth Gov ernment in exile have been estab lished in Washington by President Manuel Quezon and his war cabi net. President Quezon and his family, which includes his wife ^*d three children, spent their first night in Washington at the White House as guests of the Pres ident and Mrs. Roosevelt. Includ ed in President Quezon's party is the Rev. Pacifico Ortiz, S. J., chaplain of the Philippine Army.. THE 1942 USO War Fund Cam paign for $32,000,000, which, was launched throughout the nation on May II, “should be supported by everybody — cheerfully, gen erously and now,” President Roosevelt declares in a letter giv ing unqualified endorsement to the project. The funds raised in the campaign will be used to car ry on the extensive program of the United Service Organizations, of which the National Catholic Com munity Service is a member agen cy. A solemn Pontifical Mass in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, on the campus of Catholic University of America, May 14, featured the observance, in the nationls capital, of the Silver Episcopal Jubilee of His Holiness Pope Pius XII. Pictured on that occasion are, left to right: Mon- signor Michael J. Ready, General Secretary, National Catholic Welfare Conference; Bishop Joseph M. e S r ° r Cath °lic University; Myron C. Taylor, President Roosevelt's personal representa tive at the Vatican, and Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, celebrant of the Mass. Reni photo. (N.C.W.O l OUTSTANDING Catholic edi tors and writers of America wilt gather in Birmingham the last week in May for the annual con vention of the Catholic Press As sociation. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Pet er M. H. Wynhoven, Editor of Catholic Action of the South. New Orleans, will preside. Pope Receiving Japanese Envoy, Again Voices Hope for Peace With Justice (Radio N. C. W. C. News Service) VATICAN CITY.—His earnest desire that the disagreements presently afficting the world may resolved on a basis of justice and that all nations may look with hope to a peaceful future was voiced again by His Holiness Pope Pius XII on the occasion of the presentation of his credentials by the Japanese Ambassador to the Holy See, Ken Harada. In presenting his credentials, M. Harada recalled the historic cir cumstance of the journey of St. Francis Xavier to Japan and also the missions sent by Japan to Pope Gregory XV and Paul V. The Japanese Empire, he said, wishes to cooperate in every way to the end that relations between the Holy See and Japan may ever be most cordial. He repeated to the Holy Father a message from the Japanese Emperor expressing the wish that His Holiness might con tinue to enjoy the best of health. Papal Delegate Officiates at Observance of Pope f s Jubilee Congregation of Notables, "Including Myron C. Representing President Roosevelt, Attend Mass Celebrated in Nation’s Capital Taylor, Solemn MONSIGNOR EUGENE J. CON NELLY, Pastor of St. Peter's Church, Washington, D. C., for the past 20 years, died May 2, at the age of 65. He was formerly secre tary to Cardinal Gibbons and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimor. (By N. C. W. C. News Service) WASHINGTON—In the major observance of the Silver Episco pal Jubilee of His Holiness Pope Pius XII, His Excellency the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, celebrated a Solemn Ponti fical Mass in the Natonal Shrine of the Immacplate Conception. The Mass was offered in the presence of members of the American Hierarchy; Myron C. Taylor, President Roosevelt's per sonal representative to the Vati can; United States Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy, scores of Ambassadors and Ministers, and other diplomatic and offiical per sonages in the life of the Nation’s Capital. Mr. Taylor attended the Mass as the designated representative of President Roosevelt. In the sanc tuary were the Most Rev. John M. McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and of Washington, and the Most Rev. Joseph M. Corri gan, rector of the Catholic Univer sity of America. Assistant Priest at the Mass was the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Ready, general secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Confer ence, while the Deacon was the Rev. Joseph McCloskey, and the sub-deacon the Rev. Eugene Sul livan. The master of ceremonies was the Rev. Dr. William J. Lallou. associate professor of Liturgy at the Catholic University of America, and the assistant masterj of ceremonies was the Rev. Walter Schmitz, S. S.. lecturer in religious education at the university. RECEPTION FOLLOWS MASS A reception was accorded by the Apostolic Delegate after the Mass to the distinguished persons pre sent at the jubilee ceremonies. Bishop Corrigan, in his sermon, recalled how the Holy Father, as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany, dur ing the fall of the German Em pire at the close of the first World War, “showed a firmness all un yielding in dealing with the revo lutionary heads”. “From Herod’s day to Hitler's. God is not mock ed”, Bishop added. “Herod's dag ger did not reach the Infant Heart, nor has murder ever stay ed those chosen by God to share His work. That young Bishop of twenty-five years ago is today the First Bishop of Christendom, the Roman Pontiff, Pope Pius Twelfth, whom today with all our hearts we acclaim on the Silver Anniversary of his entrance into the Christian Episcopate.'’ Among the prominent persons present were: The Ambassadors of Belgium. Ecuador, Spain, Franc! and Uruguay: the Ministers of Guate mala, El Salvador, Lithuania, Lat via, Ireland. Costa Aica. Luxem bourg, Haiti and New Zealand: offiicals of the Embassies of Cuba. Argentina, Brazil. Venezuela, Colombia, Poland and The Nether lands, and the Legations of the Union of South Africa. Jugoslavia. Czechoslovakia, Canada and the Dominican Republic. First Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Ambrose O’Connell, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward L. Buckey. rector of St. Matthew's Cathedral, here: and the Very Rev. Arthur A. O'Leary. S. J., president of Georgetown University. Present also were Archduke Otto, of Austria, members of the faculty of the Catholic University of America, students, and mem bers of the various religious houses of study affiliated to the university. Vatican*s Efforts to Assist British Prisoners Praised (By N. C. W. S. NEWS SERVICE) WINDSOR, Ont., — “Frowns trained on Pope Pius XII when he permitted diplomatic gestures be tween the Vatican and Tokyo lose some of their umbi-age in the light of Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden’s state ment to the British House of Com mons,” The Windsor Star, local secular newspaper, says in an edi torial. "The Foreign Secretary an nounces that arrangements have been made through the Vatican for Roman Catholic missionary organi zations in the Far East to purchase ! procurable supplies for distribu tion among British prisoners of war now "in the hands of the Nip ponese,” the paper declares. “For. Argentina's efforts in be half of these prisoners, Mr. Eden expresses himself as “sincerely grateful.’ Britain would prefer to have Switzerland act as the inter mediary, as she is doing elsewhere. “In the meantime, however, the humanitarian task of alleviating the plight of Britishers — and Canadians — at Hong Kong and other Jap-dominated spots could not be in better hands than those of the missionaries whose lives are dedicated to the practice of the virtue of charity.’’ HEADS OF STATES GREET HOLY FATHER President Roosevelt Among, Presidents, Kings and Em perors Sending Jubilee Messages Solicitor General Charles Fahy, to Speak in Atlanta (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—-Charles Fahy. Solicitor General of the United States, will be the principal speak er and guest of honor at the an nual banquet of the Georgia Bar Association to be Held May 22 at the Biltmore Hotel. Mr. Fahy, who succeeded Hon. Francis Biddle as Solicitor Gen eral, when the latter was appoint ed Attorney General by President Roosevelt, is a member of a prominent Catholic family of Rome, Ga. Former Spanish Red Leader Writes of Her Conversion to Catholicism (Special Correspondence, N. C. W. C. News Service) MARSEILLE—(Delayed)—A let ter published in the press of Santander, Spain, signed by Regina Garcia, former Socialist Deputy from Murcia, member of the Geneva Labor Commission and leader of the Spanish section of the Second International, tells of her conversion to the Catholic faith. The writer accuses herself of having spread, in writings and orally, errors which exercised a bad influence on many souls. In 1934, Regina Garcia's mother, who was an active member of Catholic Action, was accused by a radical mob of having cast a spell on the children of her dis trict and was burned alive in the 1 Cuatro Caminos Church. VATICAN CITY—The heads of State of virtually every country in the world sent messages of con gratulation to His Holiness Pope Pius XII cn the occasion of the ' silver jubilee of his Episcopal Con secration. From Emperors, Kings, Presidents, Premiers and individ ual members of the Diplomatic Corps came warm felicitations by radio, cable and post. Prominent among those greet ing the Holy Father were Presi dent Franklin D. Roosevelt and Myron C. Taylor, the President’s personal representative at the Vatican. Mr. Taylor is presently in the United States. Others who sent congratulations included: The King of Italy, the Crown Princess Royal, the Duke of Aosta and his mother, the Duke of Genoa, Premier Benito Musso lini, Count Ciano, Minister of For eign Affairs; Signor_Kruja, head of the Government of Albania. Also from the countries of Europe came messages from the King of Belgium, the King of Bul garia, the President of Finland, Marshal Petain. head of the Government of France; King George VI of England, Chancellor Hitler of Germany, President Hyde of Ireland and Premier de Valera, the Queen of Holland, the President of Poland, the Premier of Portugal, the King of Rumania and Premier Antonescue, Gen eralissimo Franco of Spain and Minister of Foreign Affairs Suner, Monsignor Tiso, President of Slovakia, the President of Switzer land and the Regent of Hungary. From the Americas, in addition to President Roosevelt and Mr. Taylor, those sending congratula tions included: The President, Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina; the Presidents and Ministers of For eign Affairs of Brazil, Chile and Colombia; the Presidents of Costa Rice. Cuba and the Domican Re public; the Presidents and Min isters of Foreign Affairs of Ecua dor, El Salvador and Guatemala; the Presidents of Haiti and Peru; the President and Minister of For eign Affairs of Uruguay. From Asia came a message from the President of China. Among members of royal fam ilies greeting the Holy Father were former Empress Zita and Archduke Otto of Australia, the Duke of Calabria, the Count of Barcellona. Felicitations also were sent by Prince Chigi, Grand Master of the Order of Malta and by the Am bassadors, Ministers and Charges d’Affaires of diplomatic missions to the Holy See, as well as Coun sellors, Secretaries and Ecclesiasti cal Advisers. ^ Listed in the order of the date of their presentation of creden tials, those who sent congratula tions among the Diplomatic Corps included the representatives of Germany, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Brazil, Poland, Belgium, Chile, Portugal, France, Peru, Argentina, Italy, Bolivia, Great Britain, Hun gary. San Marino, Slovakia, Lithuania, the Order of Malta, Rumania, Ireland, Uruguay, Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador, Jugoslavia, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. THE MISSIONARY OBLATES of Mary Immaculate have accept ed, at the request of His Holiness Pope Pius XII, missions in Haiti, according to the Very Rev. L. G. Bachard, O. M. I.. Provincial of the Franco-America* T*l a* ia< < iq Lowell, Mass). . . _ “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” Published by the Catholic Lay men’s Association of Georgia