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1 » Pope’s Message Opens Children’s Campaign To Aid World’s Needy NEW YORK, (NC)—Five mil lion students in U. S. Catholic schools were reminded by His Holiness Pope John XXIII that many children throughout the world “languish in privations and hunger, ill-clad and expos ed to hardships of inclement weather.” The Pope appealed to the U. S. youngsters to make Lenten sac rifice again this year and “to Vol. 43, No. 24 make them generously not only in the spirit of compassion to ward those who are less fortu nate than you, but especially for the love of Our Divine Lord Himself, who had a spe cial predilection for little child- *» ren. Pope John urged the students to continue their prayers for the success of the Second Vatican Council. He said: * ‘ You will have heard from your parents, teach ers and priests about the Sec ond Vatican Council, in which the bishops of various coun tries met to consider matters concerning the universal Church. We are aware that you have been praying for the suc cess of the council; continue to implore for it the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and do so with great hope.” The plea was made in the traditional Ash Wednesday (Feb. 27) message of the Pope which opens the Lenten cam paign of U. S. school children for the U. S. Bishops’ Relief Fund appeal. In each of recent years the Catholic students have raised more than one million dollars for the fund. Washington’s Archbishop Pa trick A. O’Boyle, chairman of the administrative board, Na tional Catholic Welfare Con ference, read the Pope’s mes sage. The 10-minute, pre recorded program, which also featured music by the Pius X Choir of Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, Purchase, N. Y., was carried by the na tion’s major radio networks. The 17th annual Bishops’ Re lief Fund campaign will be’con- ducted nationwide from March 17 to 24. A minimum goal of $5 million has been set. The appeal will be climaxed with the Laetare Sunday (March 24) col lection in Catholic parishes throughout the country. The col lection is the principal source of finance for Catholic Relief Services—National Catholic Welfare Conference, the world wide relief and rehabilitation agency maintained by U. S. Catholics. The Pontiff reminded the American students that not all children get tha benefit of “a Christian education in warm classrooms.” He asserted ‘ ‘very few of them enjoy the pleasures of a comfortable home, or the luxuries and edu cational distractions that you are accustomed to; many of them languish in privation and hunger, ill-clad and exposed to the hardships of inclement wea ther; the vast majority of them lack the proper food and vita mins which would build up their little bodies sufficiently and give them the energy that nor mal children display in recrea tion on the playground. "Those children are boys and girls of your own age; and it is on their behalf that We are appealing to you today,” the Pope told the American stu dents. 10c Per Copy — $3 A Year WSEKtY NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1963 BISHOP’S OFFICE 225 Abercorn Street Savannah, Georgia fl/NIHIL SINE DEO VA Igy IT Dearly beloved in Christ: In accordance with the provisions of Canon Law, as modified through the use of special faculties granted by the Holy See, we herewith publish the regulations for the Lenten Season of 1963. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 27th, and ends at midnight on Holy Saturday, April 13th. I. THE LAW OF ABSTINENCE 1) The law of abstinence forbids the use of meat and of soup or gravy made from meat. A day may be one of Complete Abstinence, in which case no meat or soup or gravy made from meat may be taken; or a day may be one of Partial Abstinence, in which case meat and soup or gravy made from meat m?” be. taken once that day at the principal meal. 2) COMPLETE ABSTINENCE is to be observed on Ash Wed nesday and on all Fridays. 3) PARTIAL ABSTINENCE is to be observed on Ember Wed nesday, March 6th, and Ember Saturday, March 9th. 4) Everyone over 7 years of age is bound to observe the law of abstinence. II. THE LAW OF FAST 1) The law of fast means that only one full meal may be taken on that day. 2) Everyone over 21 and under 59 years of age is obliged to observe the law of fast. 3) All weekdays of the Lenten season, including Holy Saturday, are days of fast. 4) Meat may be eaten by all at the full meal on all days during the Lenten season, except on Ash Wednesday and on Fridays. 5) The one full meal permitted on days of fast may be taken either at noon or in the evening, according to one’s choice or convenience. 6) In addition to the one full meal, two other light meals, suf ficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs; but together these two meals should not equal another full meal. No meat, or soup or gravy made from meat, may be taken at these two meals by anyone who is bound by the law of fast. 7) Eating between meals is forbidden, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices, are allowed. 8) When one’s health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law of fast does not oblige. In cases of doubt, your parish priest or confessor should be consulted. 9) The following dispensations are granted: 1. St. Patrick’s Day, which will be observed Saturday, March 16th. 2. St. Joseph’s Day, Tuesday,'-March 19th. 10) To avoid confusion, Holy Saturday is to be observed as an ordinary day of Lent. Meat will be permitted once. Lent ends at midnight, Holy Saturday. We earnestly expect all of our people to attend daily Mass during the holy season of Lent; to receive often the Sacraments of Penance and the Holy Eucharist; to attend the evening devotions in their parish churches; to contribute generously to works of religion and charity; to perform voluntary mortification, es pecially in regard to alcholic drinks and worldly amusements; to pray for peace and the intentions of our Holy Father, and to recite the family rosary daily with members of your household. The second session of the Ecumenical Council will be convoked in Rome, September 8, 1963. We especially entreat our priests, religious and people to pray daily for the success of this Council. In your Masses and Holy Communion beg God that His Holiness, Pope John XXIII, will be His instrument in bringing lasting peace to this troubled world. Imparting to you my blessing, I am, Devotedly yours in Christ, Named To National Office SAVANNAH—Mrs. Edmund Anderson, a native of Detroit, Michigan and a resident of Sav annah for seven years, has been appointed National Vice-Chair man for the Committee on Family and Parent Education by Bishop of Savannah. Prayer Case Background On TV Mar. 13 NEW YORK, (NC)—The back ground of the Supreme Court's controversial school prayer ruling of last June 25 will be traced on a national television program March 13. The development of the school prayer case will be the subject of the second part of. "Storm Over the Supreme Court,” to be telecast from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. (EST) by the Columbia Broadcasting System. Leading figures in the school prayer controversy will appear on the program, which will show how cases move from lower courts to the Supreme Court The high court last June 25 ruled against a 22-word prayer prescribed by the New York State Board of Regents for re citation in New York public schools. MRS. EDMUND ANDERSON Mrs. Joseph McCarthy of San Francisco. Mrs. Anderson attended St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Mt. Clemens, Michi gan. She is the mother of five children, a communicant of St. James Church here, and the wife of a retired United States Air Force Officer. She has served as president of Our Lady of the Air Sodality at Hunter Air Force Base and Public Relations Chairman for the Sav annah Diocesan Council of Ca tholic Women. She is presently the Diocesan Chairman for the Committee on Family and Par ent Education and Radio Chair man for the Savannah Deanery. The national committee to which she was named has as its aims to * 'preserve the best in the tradition of family integrity and stability; to aid youth and children to remember that mar riage is a Sacrament and build ing a home is a worthy career,” says Mrs. Anderson. Despite “Political Reasons And Interests” Free World Must Defend Human Rights In Sudan CINCINNATI, (NC)—Moslem persecution of the Church in the Sudan parallels that of "the Arab conquerors in the early days of Islam,” a Catholic mis sionary leader said here. Father Anthony Todesco, F.S.C.J., U.S. Provincial of the Verona Fathers who served 18 years in the Sudan, said the Sudanese Arabs are following "the historical path of Islam- isation.” This will include"the compelled conversion of the vast majority of the population to Islam,” he predicted. Father Todesco, former Su perior General of the mission society, spoke (Feb. 22) at a banquet sponsored by the So ciety to Aid the Missions and the Verona Fathers, honoring Pauline Jaricot, founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, who died 100 years ago. Other guests included Bishop Richard H. Ackerman, C.S.Sp., of Covington, Ky.; Bishop Diego Parodi, F.S.C.J., of Balsas, Brazil; Bishop Angelo Bar- bisotti, F.S.C.J., of Esmeral- das, Ecuador; Msgr. Francis B. Kennedy, former assistant Expell 93rd Missionary ROME (Radio, NC)—The 93rd Catholic missioner to be expell ed in the pak four months the Moslem-dominated govern ment of the Sudan has arrived here (Feb. 23). Father Giacomo Xillo, F.S.C.J., of the Sons of the Sa cred Heart—commonly known as the Verona Fathers—was expelled after 16 years in the Sudan. director of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, and Msgr. Henry J. Klocker, na tional secretary of the Catho lic Students' Mission Crusade. Father Todesco warned that "unless a solution to the south ern Sudan question is found now, Christianity cannot survive there.” He recalled that “in the 13th and 14th centuries, Christianity was finally des troyed in the Sudan by Arab Moslems.” "Will Christianity likewise succumb in the south (Sudan) in the 20th century?” he asked. "The Christian Church of the Sudan demands that the Catho lic world not stand silent wit ness to this tragic drama.” "We hope that hidden politi cal reasons and interests may not prevent the free world from finding the just way to defend the human rights of the south ern Sudanese people. They de serve our help and our sup- continued on Page 6) Plan New Convent, School Addition A drive is underway at St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, Augusta, to raise $200,000.00 over a twenty-four month period in order to purchase land and build a new convent with twenty bedrooms for the Sisters of St. Joseph and to add five classrooms to the new St. Mary's School which is already overcrowded. Shown here are members of the Special Advisory Committee. Front row, left to right, William J. Heffernan, Sr.; Louis Mulherin, Sr.; Alvin M. McAuliffe; Albert von Kamp Gary (Special Gifts Chairman); Alfred M. Battey, Sr. and C. Victor Markwalter, Sr. Back row, left to right, Dr. W. Whatley Battey; Henry C. Erbelding; Thomas H. Brittingham; John W. McDonald, Jr.; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F.; Joseph J. Slattery and William A. Faughnan. Eugene M. Howerdd, Jr., the General Chairman, is missing from the photograph. Concern Voiced Over Oregon Church Property Tax Bill PORTLAND, Ore., (NC)— Catholic spokesmen here have voiced apprehension over possible consequences of a pro posed state tax on property of churches, charitable agencies and fraternal organizations. Archbishop Edward D. How ard of Portland in Oregon said the proposed taxation would re duce services of church agen cies. "We can’t now begin to meet needs of people in the services we must provide,” he said. "The taxation proposed would mean that we would have to re duce services we now provide, particularly in the fields of charity.” The measure would tax the property of churches, fraternal societies, cometeries, and lit erary, benevolent, charitable and scientific organizations. One of its sponsors said the object of the bill is to assess tax-exempt property only for the direct benefits it receives from local government such as streets and fire and police pro tection. Such now-exempt pro perty eventually would go on the rolls at a third of its value. Sister John of the Cross, as sistant administrator of St. Vin cent hospital here and president (Continued on Page 6) N. D. Professor Birth Control Should Be Left Out Of Politics ADMIRING THE CARDINAL’S CROSS—President Romulo Betancourt bf Venezuela, his wife, Carmen, and their daughter, Mrs. Virginia Lorenzo Perez (left), admire the gold cross shown them by Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York. The Cardinal, who received the pectoral cross during his visit to Venezuela in 1951, received the President and his family at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Cardinal Spellman also possesses Venezuela’s highest decoration—The Simon Bolivar Medal.—(NC Photos) WILMINGTON, Del., (NC)— The birth control issue should be kept out of politics and legis lation and left to the theolo gians, a prominent writer and theologian said here. Father John A. O’Brien, re search professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, said "theologians should debate the matter of birth control, not politicians, sheriffs, judges or police officers.” Father O’Brien, speaking in a lecture series sponsored by the Catholic Educational Guild (Feb. 19), also cautioned both foes or backers of birth control against trying to win passage of legislation embodying their views. One reason for the bitterness of the birth control controversy, he said, is that "each side has tried to force its beliefs on the other via legislation.” Such an approach "might work in a nation where there is a union of Church and State, but not in a pluralistic society like the United States,” he said. Father O’Brien urged Fed eral support of a crash program of research into the rhythm method of birth control, con sidered morally acceptable to Catholics. Further advances in know ledge about rhythm, he said, would make it possible to remove many of the sources of controversy about birth con trol. He also stressed that Catho lics are "not urged to create the largest possible families, as many non-Catholics and a few, unfortunately ill-informed Catholics believe.” The Ca tholic approach to this question underlines the importance of responsible parenthood, he said. Rome Lent Begins With Papal Broadcast VATICAN CITY, (Radio NC) —Lent began this year with a live papal radio address for the first time. His Holiness Pope John XXIII spoke on penance and prayer and their application to the needs of the Church, particularly in respect to the ecumenical council now in re cess. The Bishop of Rome de livered his lentan message over Vatican Radio on Ash Wednes day (Feb. 27) at eight o’clock. The Pope’s message came in addition to the beginning of Vati can Radio’s regular series of weekly lenten broadcasts. This year’s series began on Ash Wednesday with a talk by Bish op Cesario D’Amato, O.S.B., Abbot-Ordinary of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, on the sac rament of the Anointing of the Sick. The other six sacraments will be treated by a different bishop each week. The series i s to conclude with daily sermons by cardinals during Holy Week. Those sermons, beginning on Palm Sunday (April 7), will al so be broadcast over Italy’s national radio network. INDEX LEGION OF DECENCY... EDITORIALS JOTTINGS YOUTHSCOPE MARRIAGES OBITUARIES ..2 ..4 . 5 MAILING ADDRESS C/1 O' O'