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WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
OF THE DIOCESE OF
SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1963
IN THE LAND OF HIS ANCESTORS—Arriving from Berlin, on a three-day “sentimental
visit,” during which he saw the Kennedy ancestral home in Dunganstown, County Wexford
Ireland, President JohnF. Kennedy had a warm smile for a group of nuns gathered to greet
him. He was greeted at Dublin airport by President Eamon de Valera and addressed a
huge crowd at Wexford, one of the stops on his tour.—(NC Photos)
In Speech As He Receives President
Pope Touches On Race
Relations, Space, Peace
VATICAN CITY—Pope Paul
VI touched on race relations,
space expoloration, world peace
and American aid to developing
countries in a speech given as
he received President John
Kennedy at the Vatican.
Speaking in English, Pope
Paul referred to Pope John
XXIII’s encyclical, Pacem In
Terris, “which presented anew
to the world the church’s
constant teaching on the dig
nity of the individual human per
son.” He added:
“We are ever mindful in Our
prayers of the efforts to en
sure to all your citizens the
Kennedy
Visits
Sisters
WEXFORD, Ireland, (NC)—
President John F. Kennedy was
pleased by the warm welcome
given him here by the Loreto
convent, whose superior is his
third cousin, but saddened to
hear of the death of this See’s
bishop on the day of his arrival.
Bishop James Staunton of
Ferms, whose diocese includes
Wexford, died (June 27) in the
morning before President Ken
nedy landed here in a helicop
ter.
The President’s stop at the
convent was unscheduled. His
motorcade stopped suddenly on
its way from the center of the
city to the airfield where he
boarded his helicopter to return
to Dublin.
He was greeted by Mother
Clement, who has called herself
the President’s cousin “nobody
knows about,” and the convent’s
close to 30 Sisters.
Earlier a record-breaking
crowd of joyful Irishmen—many
of whom had traveled to Dublin
for the occasion—lined an
eight-mile decorated route to
welcome the President to the
Irish capital.
Among the dignitaries greet
ing the President at the airport
were Archbishop John McQuaid,
C.S.Sp., of Dublin and Archbi
shop Giuseppe Sensi, Apostolic
Nuncio to Ireland.
In reply to a welcome by
President Eamon de Valera of
Ireland, President Kennedy
mentioned the large emigration
of Irishmen from their native
country. He said they had be
come the best citizens of the
nations to which they had moved,
but noted that they kept their
memories of Ireland alive.
equal benefits of citizenship, \
which have as their foundation
the equality of all men because
of their dignity as persons and
children of God.”
The Pope also noted:
“These past few years have
seen impressive developments
in exploration of space, to which
the U. S. has made notable con
tributions. May these undertak
ings take on a meaning
of homage rendered to God. . .
because they augur so much for
the benefit of mankind, may they
be indicative of true and peace
ful progress, which would bring
men together in a closer re
lationship of universal brother
hood.”
Pope Paul told the President
that * 'the effort to obtain world
peace is to be commended high
ly, and we are confident these
labors will find a ready re
sponse in all men of good will.
Universal peace in charity and
justice can be achieved, and
We feel the efforts of the U. S.
will bear fruit and help to se
cure for all peoples of this
troubled world that peace which
will enable them to prosper and
^njoy the blessings God intends
for them.”
Pope Paul mentioned Ameri
can prosperity and added:
“Nevertheless in the midst of
this hard-won abundance, your
country has not forgotten the
high ideals of its first begin
nings, nor neglected the poorer
nations. . . at no little cost,
the U. S. has extended to all
of them a very generous help
ing hand.”
The Pope recalled his own
visit to the U. S. and his first
meeting with the President al
most 25 years ago when Presi
dent Kennedy accompanied his
father—then ambassador to
Britain—to the coronation of
Pius XII.
President Kennedy was re
ceived by His Holiness Pope
Paul in a meeting Tues
day which marked the third time
a U. S. president has been re
ceived in a papal audience.
The first was in 1919 when
Pope Benedict XV saw Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson. The se
cond time was in 1959 when
President Dwight D. Eisen
hower visited Pope John XXIII.
The same protocol was used
for all three visits.
Msgr. Mario Nasalli Rocca
de Corneliano, master of the
apostolic camera, and other
officials of the papal household,
received the President and his
party at the threshold of the
Clementine Hall, the greatest
and the first of the antecham
bers of the papal apartment.
The group moved through a
succession of colorful halls to
the small throne room, where
Amleto Cardinal Cicognani, Pa
pal Secretary of State, met Mr.
Kennedy.
In the small throne room two
armchairs were placed side
by side for the Pope and the
President. The Pope spoke to
the President in English.
After taking leave of Pope
Paul, Kennedy descended to the
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PRAY FOR OUR
PRIESTLY DEAD
REV. JOSEPH R. SMITH
July 8, 1952
Oh God, Who didst give to
thy servants by their sacredotal
office, a share in the priest
hood of the Apostles, grant,
u'c implore, that they may-
also be one of their company
forever in heaven. Through
Christ Our Lord, Amen.
Dialogue With Modern World
Pontiff Pledg es Renewed
Effort For Christian Unity
VATICAN CITY, (NC)--His
Holiness Pope Paul VI promis
ed in his coronation speech to
strive to hasten Christian unity
and to carry on a dialogue with
the non-Christian modern
world, which is “also affected
by the Holy Spirit and grace.”
In his multilingual address
the Pope also pledged to
resume the ecumenical council
to adapt the Church to the needs
of the times, and to dedicate
himself to the “encouragement
of greater mutual under
standing, charity and peace
among peoples.”
The Pontiff likewise declared
that he * ‘will defend the Holy
Church against errors of doc
trine and custom, which both
inside and outside the Church
threaten its integrity and spoil
its beauty.”
Pope Paul gave special praise
to Eastern Rite Catholics and
made particular mention of the
persecuted and the ill.
He used nine languages in his
address, speaking successively
in Latin, Italian, French, Eng
lish, German, Polish, Spanish,
Portuguese and Russian.
Concluding his speech in Rus
sian, he said: ‘ ‘Our thought is
also addressed to the whole
Russian people, upon whom We
call the blessing of the Most
High.”
In the French portion of the
speech, Pope Paul declared:
“Permit the new Pope to use
a language so widespread and
widely understood to declare
humbly but strongly to the
world at the dawn of his ponti
ficate what feelings motivate
him and what attitudes he in
tends to adopt to the Catholic
community, the separated
churches and the modern
world.”
Then he praised Eastern Rite
communities as “bearers of
ancient and noble traditions”
which are * ‘worthy of honor, of
esteem and confidence.”
The Pontiff continued by say
ing: “To those who, without
belonging to the Catholic
Church, are united with us by
the powerful link of faith” in
Christ, “We address Ourself
with. . .an immense desire, the
very one which for so long has
moved so many among them to
hasten the blessed day which
will see, after centuries of sad
separation, the realization of
the prayer of Christ on the eve
of His death: ‘That they may be
one.’ ”
Recalling the late Pope John’s
efforts for Christian unity, Pope
Paul went on:
“Supported only by the wea
pons of truth and charity, We
intend to pursue the dialogue
that has begun and to advance,
as much as it will be in Our
power, the work that has been
undertaken.”
The Pontiff continued:
“But beyond the frontiers
of Christianity there is another
dialogue in which the Church is
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A NEW POPE’S CORONATION AND FIRST BLESSING—
The senior cardinal deacon, Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani,
places the gold and silver papal tiara on the head of Pope
Paul VI (left photo) at the outdoor coronation rites in St.
Peter’s Square, June 30. The new pope then addressed
the world in nine different languages, pledging his pontifi
cate to the causes of world peace and Christian unity. He
is shown (right photo) blessing the huge crowd at the end
of the ceremonies, rich in symbolism and pageantry.
Countless millions of other persons viewed the ceremonies on
television in Europe and by Telstar relay to the United
States.—(NC Photos).
Millions Have TV View
All Of Coronation Ceremonies
Held Outdoors For First Time
By James C. O’Neill
(Radio, N. C. W. C. NEWS
Service)
VATICAN CITY — For the
first time in history, the full
coronation rites of a pope were
carried out in the open air as
the gold and silver papal
tiara was placed on the head of
His Holiness Paul VI under the
darkening sky over St. Peter’s
Square on the feast of the Com
memoration of St. Paul.
The new Pope addressed the
world in nine different lan
guages, pledging his pontificate
to the causes of world peace
and Christian unity.
The (June 30) spectacle was
unlike any witnessed by man
before — seen by millions
Archbishop O’Hara
Received By Pope
VATICAN CITY, (NC)~His
Holiness Pope Paul VI has re
ceived in private audiences
James Francis Cardinal McIn
tyre, Archbishop of Los Ange
les; James Cardinal McGuigan,
Archbishop of Toronto, and Paul
Cardinal Leger, Archbishop of
Montreal.
Also received was Arch
bishop Gerald P.O’Hara, Apos-
'tolic Delegate to Great Britain
and former Bishop of Savannah,
Ga.
around the world by means of
television and by more than
300,000 in the giant square be
fore the impressive facade of
the greatest church in Chris
tendom.
Normally, the ceremonies
preceding a pope’s corona
tion take place inside St.
Peter’s basilica. Only the ac
tual act of crowning the pope
traditionally takes place on the
balcony of St. Peters’ in the
presence of thousands outside
the basilica. Because the nave
of the vast church is blocked
with the seats of the Second
Vatican Council it was decided
to hold the entire ceremony
on the spacious stone veranda
which runs from the entrance
doors of St. Peter’s to the
flight of stairs leading down to
the square itself. Even the act
of coronation took place on
the veranda instead of on the
balcony.
The pageantry of the papal
court and the massive but deli
cate setting of the square made
for an unforgettable spectacle.
The long papal procession be
gan at 6 p. m. (1 p.m. EDT)
and wound from the bronze
doors of the palace through
the square under a brilliant
blue sky.
Pope Paul’s appearance
brought a volley of cheers de
spite the chanting of the Sis-
FIRST OUTDOOR PAPAL CORONATION — 300,000 per
sons jammed St. Peter’s Square in Rome, June 30, to wit
ness the coronation ceremonies of Pope Paul VI. He is
shown here carried aloft on his portable throne, shielded
from the sun by a rich canopy with feathered “Flabelli,”
en route to receive the triple crown of his pontificate. It
was the first time since 1900 that the centuries-old coro
nation ceremonies took place entirely outdoors.—
(NC Photos)
tine Choir. As the Pope was
carried through the square, the
papal trumpets sounded and the
bells of St. Peter’s peeled a
joyous salute.
At the altar, Pope Paul de
scended from the portable
throne and began putting on
liturgical vestments. The white
vestments embroidered with
gold included the collar-like
fanon, stole, tunic, dalmatic,
gloves and chasuble. As he vest
ed, the cardinals put on capes
and white miters.
Having vested, the new Bi
shop of Rome began the cele
bration of Pontifical Mass. His
movements during the first part
were quick, and several of the
assistants at the altar had
difficulty in keeping pace with
him.
After the chanting oftheCon-
fiteor, the general confession,
the Pope returned to the por
table throne while prayers for
him were chanted by three sen
ior cardinal bishops—Eugene
Cardinal Tisserant, the Dean
of the Cardinals, and Giuseppe
Cardinal Pizzardo and Bene
detto Cardinal Aloisi Masella.
Then the senior cardinal dea
con, Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani,
placed upon the Pope’s should
ers the pallium, the circular
white woolen band symbolizing
the fullness of the episcopal
authority.
It was only after receiving the
pallium that the Pope took his
place on the elevated throne just
set up at the base of the tre
mendous pillars of St. Peter’s.
Backing the throne was a giant
Belgian tapestry depicting the
teaching Christ. High above,
from the central balcony above,
hung a banner bearing the coat
of arms of the new pope—three
silver fleurs-de-lis above sev
en silver mountains, all against
a crimson background.
When the Pope was seated on
the throne, 73 cardinals came
forward one by one to pay him
homage.
After the homage was com
pleted, the Pope returned to the
altar, nearly 30 yards away.
When he intoned the Gloria,
thousands upon thousands of his
congregation joined in, giving,
a sense of unity to this exul
tant praise of God.
As in all solemn papal Mass
es, both the Lesson and Gospel
were chanted in Greek as well
as Latin. The honor of chant
ing the Lesson in Latin fell to
Msgr. William J. Doheny, Wis
consin-born judge of the Roman
Rota, who was among the sub
deacons of the Mass.
Following the dual singing of
the Gospel, the Pope returned
to his throne and delivered his
discourse promisingto work for
world peace and Christian unity
Beginning in Latin, he then turn
ed to Italian, and gave the major
part of his talk in these lang
uages. Then he gave separate
messages in French, English,
German, Polish, Spanish, Por
tuguese and Russian.
After his discourse, the Mass
was resumed with the Credo.
Again the voices of thousands
joined in this profession of
Faith. By now the final light of
day was fading in the vast
square, and from several
vantage points there came into
view the slope of the Janiculum
Hill where a Milanese Catholic
labor organization had arrang
ed for erection of a huge sign
spelling out in amber lights:
“To Paul VI, long life and
health.”
The moment oftheConsecra-
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Council To
Reconvene
September 29
VATICAN CITY, (NC)—The
second session of the Second
Vatican Ecumenical Council
will open on the last Sunday of
September, it has been officially
announced here.
Th^, date—September 29, the
17th Sunday after Pentecost and
the feast of St. Michael the
Archangel—was set in a docu
ment signed by Amleto Cardi
nal Cicognani, Papal Secretary
of State, and issued following
an audience with His Holiness
Pope Paul VI.
Earlier, in the first public
address of his pontificate, (June
22), Pope Paul had declared he
would reconvene the council,
which officially ended with the
death of Pope John.
Although all interim council
work was stopped for a month
by Pope John’s final illness and
death, and the election and coro
nation of Pope Paul, the opening
of the second session will take
place only three weeks after it
was originally scheduled. John
XXIII had ordered the second
session to begin on September
8.
Announcement of the new date
has been sent to council Fathers
throughout the world by the
council’s general secretariat.
It was also announced that the
work of the Coordinating Com
mission of the Council, headed
by Cardinal Cicognani, was to
begin on July 3 to complete its
revision of the material to be
dealt with at the second session.
The commission was given the
task of revising and reducing
the number of “schema” or
formal projects to be submitted
to the council’s second session.
Before his death, Pope John
reviewed and approved all but
two of the 17 revised projects,
it was announced by Bishop Al
fredo Cavagna, the late Pon
tiff’s confessor. He said Pope
John was very pleased with the
clear and simple form of the
projects and that he personally
initialed 15 of them.