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The Holy Father Offers Thanks for Liberation of Rome
His Holiness Pope Pius XII is shown as he knelt In prayer before the venerated Image of the Madon-
na of Divine Love, in St. Ignatius Church. Rome, after a surprise visit June 11, to conclude a triduum
for the safely of the Eternal City. Lower photo shows some of the crowd which awaited outside the
' church to glimpse the Holy Father. (N C.W C.)
Bulletins
FORTY-ONE STATES or other
Freedom of Pope and Vatican
“Source of Deep* Satisfaction”
Declares President Roosevelt
Holy Father Blesses People
as Jubilant Throng Gathers at
Vatican When Allies Enter Rome
(Radio, N- C. W. C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY.—His Holiness
Pope Pius XII appeared at the
window of his private apartment
and responded with his blessing
to a jubilant demonstration by
Italians who hud hurried to the
Vatican to show their gratitude
for the Sovereign Pontiff’s efforts
to prevent Rome’s becoming a
theater of war.
The people of Rome, as else
where in the world, were neither
uninformed nor unmindful of the
Holy Father’s ceaseless and untir
ing efforts—redoubled in recent
weeks—to save the Eternal City
and all its treasures, spiritual and
material, from the terrible tragedy
of destruction and devastation.
The demonstration before the
Vatican palace also marked the
appreciation of the people for the
Holy Father’s recent urgent ap
peals for food for the starving
populace. At this direction, trucks
had been sent outside of Rome to
bring food and supplies into the
city, and negotiations were being
made for a relief ship to bring in
food to be distributed to the peo
ple under Vatican supervision.
The liberation of Rome on Trin
ity Sunday presents tho-world with
a symbol and a lesson.
This feast is observed on the
first Sunday after Pentecost, be
cause the doctrine of the Trinity
was not proclaimed to the world
until after “tongues ol lire” had
descended upon that little group
of simple men, headed by the
Fisherman, and they “began to
speak in foreign tongues, even a^
the Holy Spirit prompted them to
speak.”
From that little room in Pales
tine the message of the brother
hood of man went out to all the
world. Centuries later, during the
week intervening between Pente
cost and Trinity, the voice of the
201st successor of the Fisherman,
by means of radio, was heard all
over the world pleading that the
Eternal and Holy City be spared,
and calling for a just peace.
CHILDREN OF GOD
The plea of His Holiness Pope
Pius XII, and the prayers of mil
lions—non-Catholic as well as
Catholic -that Rome be liberated,
and answered on Trinity Sunday,
and although the end of hostili
ties is not yet in sight, plans are
being sought for the establishment
and maintenance of a just peace,
so that the children of God,
through their brotherhood in
Christ and enlightened by the
Holy Spiiit. may overcome the
barriers of foreign tongues and
borders-
Time and time again the suc
cessor of St. Peter have found
their See, the “mother cell of
civilization,” to be the goal of op
posing armies and cut off from
communication with the outer
world.
The present Pontiff has never
been completely isolated from his
spiritual children, nor has his
voice been silent,, although at
times it seemed to be unheard.
Because his immediate predcces-
or, Pope Pius XI, kept Vatican
City abreast of modern inventions
—just as in other ages the Vatican
was the center and the Pope the
protector of learning, literature
and art---His Holiness had at his
disposition a radio over which he
could speak to the world and by
means of which the truth could be
made known.
VATICAN NEWS DAILY
Not for one day since the
declaration of war between the
United Stales and Italy has the
N. C- W. C. News Service been
cut off from authentic news
sources within the Vatican itself.
The radio addresses of the Holy
Father have all had as their funda
mental theme the true brotherhood
of man. His Holiness stated while
the contending armies were in
sight of Rome and their artillery
audible within the Vatican, that
his efforts have been directed to
“helping alt without distinction ol
nationality or race” and to “re
storing peace’.”
llis specific appeal for Rome at
that time, he said, was occasioned
not only by the special significance
of. the city as ’ the center of
Christendom, but also “by the piti
able conditions in which so large
a part of the population of the
city—which is also Our Diocese—
finds itself.”
PRAYERS OF FAITHFUL
The liberation of Rome comes
shortly after the end of May, the
month during which Catholics all
over the world fulfilled the wish
of the Holy Father that they re
double their prayers for peace. Of
their own accord, while asking the
intercession of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary for world peace,
they prayed also for the safety of
Ills' Holiness and the preservation
of Rome. Their prayers have been
in large part answered: the per
sonal well-being of the Holy
Father seems assured; there is
reason to hope that Rome will not
be subjected to further attacks;
and the world horizon seems
brighter. But the cares and re
sponsibilities of the Sovereign
Pontiff continue- The liberation
of Rome lightens but does not re
move this burden.
subjects of international law have
representatives accredited to the
Holy See. These include Argen
tina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,
Chile, China, Columbia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Erie, Ecuador, Finland,
France, Germany, Great Britain,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hung
ary, Italy, Japan, Jugoslavia, Li
beria, Lithuania, Monaco, Nicara
gua, Sovereign Military Order of
Malta, Panama, Peru, Poland, Port
ugal, Dominican Republic, Ru
mania, Salvador, San Marlon,
Spain, Solovaki, United States,
Uruguay and Venesuela.
Some of the representatives have
the title of Ambassador and some
of Minister, while those- of the
United States and Japan have a
character different from their col
leagues. The President of the
United States has sent a personal
representative with the title of
Ambassador, and the Emperor of
Japan has sent a special delegate
with the title ol’ Ambassador.
CHAPLAIN ELMER HEINDL,
formerly of Rochester, says the
most amazing experience he has
had overseas occurred at Guadal
canal, where frizzly-headed na
tives were able to recite Mass re-
sponscs in perfect Latin.
WASHINGTON. — The declara
tion that “it will be a source of
deep satisfaction that the free
dom of the Pope and of Vatican
City is assured by the armies of
the United Nations” was made by
President. Franklin D. Roosevelt
in a radio address informing the
nation that Rome had fallen to
American and Allied troops.
Taking cognizance of Rome’s
position as the center of Christian
civilization, Mr. Roosevelt said:
“In addition to the monuments
of older times, we also see in
Rome the great symbol of Chris
tianity, which has reached into al
most every part of the world-
There are other shrines and other
churchet in many places, but the
churches and shrines of Rome are
visible symbols of the faith and
determination of the early Saints
and martyrs that Christianity
should live and become universal.”
“Ever since before the days of
the Caesars,” the President said,
“Rome has stood as a symbol of
authority. Rome was the Republic.
Rome was the Empire. Rome was
the Catholic Church. Rome was
and is, in a sense, the Catholic
Church, and Rome was the capital
of a United Italy ”
With regard to the future of
Italy, Mr. Roosevelt said:
“Italy should go on as a great
mother nation, contributing to the
culture and progress and good
will of all mankind—and develop
ing her special talents in the arts,
crafts and sciences, and preserving
her historic and cultural heri
tage for the benefit of all peoples.
“We want and expect the help
ef the future Italy toward lasting
peace. All other nations opposed
to Fascism and Nazism should
give Italy a chance.”
AMERICAN, British, Australian
and New Zealand soldiers visiting
the Holy Land after service in
Egypt, speak gratefully of the
friendly treatment received in
Cairo at the hands of American
Franciscan Sisters of the Immacu
late Conception there. They re
call with particular gratitude the
hospitality extended them, without
distinction of religion or nation
ality.
ROBERT D. MURPHY, who
holds the rank of U. S. Ambassador
to Algiers and is diplomattce ad
viser for North Africa on the Al
lied General Staff, was received
in audience June 24 by His Holi
ness Pope Pius XII.
General Mark Clark and Staff
Received in Audience by Pope
(Vatican Bureau, NCWC News
Service)
VATICAN CITY—(By Radio) —
His Holiness Pope Pius XII on
June 7 received in private audi
ence Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark,
commander of the American Fifth
Army and members of his staff,
including Gen Harry Johnson,
Military Commander of Rome;
Edgar Erskine Hume, head of the
Cicilian Administration in Rome;
Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, Chief
of State;* Father Patrick J. Ryan,
priest of the Archdiocese of St.
Paul and Chief Chaplain ol' the
Fifth Army and Colonels Britton
and Beauehairc, British and
French laison officers, respective
ly.
They were met at the entrance
to the Vatican by Harold Tittman,
American Charge d’Affaires at
Vatican City, and accompanied to
the Cortile San Damaso by the
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Walter S. Carroll,
a priest of the Diocese of Pitts
burgh who is attached to the
Papal Secretariat of State; the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Joseph F. McGeouglv
a priest of the Archdiocese of New
York and an official of the Special
Vatican Commission on Matri
mony Causes.
The Holy Father received Gen
eral Clark in his private study and
greeted the others of the Ameri
can group in the adjoining audi
ence room, where he conversed
intimately with all present.
The American officials then pro
ceeded to the apartment of His
Eminence Luigi Cardinal Mag-
lione, Papal Secretary of State,
who, despite a recent slight indis
position, also received them.
Subsequently the American
party proceeded to St. Peter’s
Basilica, where they were permit
ted to inspect the recent archeo
logical excavations. In the Basilica
they were enthusiastically greeted
by Allied soldiers and Roman cit-
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