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VOL. XXIV. No. 3 'TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MARCH 27, 1943 ★★★ ISSUED MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR
Primacy of Papacy
Cited in Volume
Marking Pope’s Jubilee
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY. — That the
headship of the Catholic Church
rests in the Popes of Rome is
demonstrated anew by first to
fifth century texts quoted in a
book entitled “Tu Es Petrus”
(Thou Art Peter), which has been
published as a part of the com
memoration of the 25th anniver
sary of the episcopal consecration
of His Holiness Pope Pius XII.
An autographed letter of His
Holiness Pope Pius XII expressing
his appreciation for the appear
ance of this book on this occasion
was read by His Eminence Pietro
Cardinal Fumasoni-Biondi, Prefect
of the Sacred Congregation for the
Propagation of the Faith, before a
brilliant company that completely
filled the great hall of Propaganda
College in the Eternal City. The
ceremony was held in observance
of the Sovereign Pontiff’s silver
jubilee, and was attended by 14
Cardinals, numerous Archbishops
and Bishops. Superiors of religious
institutions in Rome, and members
of the diplomatic corps accredited
to the Holy See.
His Eminence Massimo Cardinal
Massimi delivered an impressive
address on the Holy Father. He
concluded by urging young eccle-
siasts, in their future labors, to
teach fearlessly the Catholic doc
trines enunciated by Pope Pius
XII regarding the nature and lim
itations of the State, and the rights
of the family, of parental educa
tion, and of human liberty.
The program opened with musi
cal motets by the choir of Propa
ganda College, and concluded with
students of Propaganda College
representing 27 different national
ities reading brief texts in their
respective languages. Church
hymns were rendered in the Chi
nese. Japanese, Hindu, Ethiopian
and Uganda languages.
Bulletins
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CATHOLICS “regard it both as
a patriotic duty and a Christian
responsibility to participate in the
work of the Red Cross,” Edward
J. Heffron, Executive Secretary of
the National Council of Catholic
Men, asserted in a broadcast in
the interest of the American Red
Cross War Fund campaign which
originated in Washington and was
carried over the Columbia Broad
casting System.
A TOTAL OF 959 additional
Catholic Chaplains must be pro
vided for the United States Army
by October if the needs of the
Catholic men in the service are to
be met adequately, Brig. Gen. Wil
liam R. Arnold, chief of Chap
lains, announced at his first formal
conference in the Pentagon Build
ing of the War Department in
Washington.
ESTABLISHMENT of a proper
basis for the rationing of the food
used in charitable institutions
throughout the country, a basis
that would take into consideration
their special needs, particular
problems and definite services,
was asked of the Office of Price
Administration last week by the
Institutional Food Supply and Ra
tioning Committee of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference
HIS EMINENCE, William Cardi
nal O'Connell, of Boston, has pre
sented the Boston Metropolitan
Chapter of the American Red
Cross with a modern mobile kitch
en-canteen and imparted his bless
ing to the eight volunteers who
will staff the vehicle.
[Design Accepted for New Church of
St. Francis de Sales in Columbia
Shown above is the architect’s sketch of the new church which St. Francis de Sales Parish. Colum
bia, S. C.. plans to erect. With payment in full of all indebtedness on the parish announced by the pastor,
the Rev. T. J. Mackin, a barrier to the construction of the new church was removed, but priority re
strictions have caused a further delay and it is not known when the parish will actually be able to begin
the erection of its new church. The church property and rectory are located on the corner of Wheat
and Maple streets in an attractive residential section of Columbia. The parish was established in 1920.
Interior-St. Peter s Church, Columbia
Pictured above is the sanctuary of St. Peter’s C hurch, Columbia, South Carolina,, which was re
decorated during the past year by Nevine Nataloni celebrated artist-decorator of Charlotte, North Caro
lina. St. Peter's Church serves a parish that was established in 1821. The present church was erect
ed in 1906 by the Rev. Thomas G. Hegarty, who was pastor from 1855 to 1925.
Nationwide Broadcasts
to Sound Appeal for
Bishops' War Relief
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON. — Prominent
motion picture and radio actors
will participite in two nation-wide
network broadcasts calling atten
tion to the annual Bishop’s War
Emergency and Relief Collection,
scheduled in most Dioceses of the
country for Sunday, April 4.
An appeal for increased con
tributions this year w ,i be made
by the 1 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fijlton J.
Sheen, of the Catholic University
of America, through transcribed
recordings to be broadcast next
week from 102 radio studios from
coast to coast.
A half-hour radio drama, “The
Greatest of These,” to be broad
cast over the Blue Network from
Hollywood, Sunday. March 28, at
2:30 p. m., EWT, featuring Cath
olic screen and radio talent, will
be-in the form of a report to the
nation by the Aiships’ Relief Com
mittee.
Leading roles will be portrayed
by Pedro de Cordoba, actor-direc
tor, Una O'Connor. William Gar-
gan and Jane Wyatt. The program,
written by Courtenay Savage, will
present human-interest skits with
settings in Poland. China, Greece
and other countries where dis
tribution by the Bishops' Commit
tee provided lood and other ne-
nessities for starving and home
less victims of war.
The Columbia Broadcasting
System and its associated stations
will broadcast an .address entitled
“My Children Study Geography,”
by Bishop GawPna, chief of Chap
lains of the Armed Forces of Po
land. Bishop Gawlnia has just re
turned from an extensive tour of
Russia, Africa and the Middle
East, where he visited numerous
Catholic relief center’s.
The NBC network will present a
15-minute drama. “Good Samari
tans" Friday evening, April 2. at
10:30 o’clock, EWT. This will fea
ture radio actors Don McNeill, of
the Breakfast Club program: Vir
ginia Payne, of Ma Perkins fame;
Geile Baker and Betty Lou Ger-
son.
Negotiations are under way for
other programs on the Mutual
network as well as for spot an
nouncements by independent ra
dio stations throughout the
country.
The collection on Laetare Sun
day, April 4, will be taken up un
der direction of the Bishops’ Re
lief Committee, comprising pre
lates who form the Administrative
Boaid of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, under chair
manship of the Most Rev. Edward
Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit.
Radio stations in Georgia that
will carry the program of the sys
tems with which they are affil
iated include Station WSAV, Sa
vannah; WTOC, Savannah; WGAC,
Augusta: WRBL, Columbus.
Other Georgia Radio Stations,
which will brcadcast transcribed
anouncements of the Bishop’s
Emergency and Relief appeal, are
WRGA, Rome, WMAZ, Macon, anil
WAYX, Waycross.
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN
MADE whereby churches, colleges,
religious communities and sindlar
organizations which have lost the
services of a clergyman to the
chaplain corns of the U. S. Army,
may obtain a service certificate
denoting the fact, it has been an
nounced by the War Department.
“OF BOOKS AND MEN” by
Prof. Joseph J. ileily is the Marcia
selection of the Catholic Book
Club.