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ATLANTA, GEORGIA
THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1963
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Coronation
Sunday
Will Reconvene
Vatican
CAMILLO BORGHESE, Ro
man-born, was the last pope who
chose the name of Paul for his
pontificate. As Paul V he rei
gned from 1605 to 1621. St.
Peter's basilica was finally
completed during his pontific
ate. The above picture is of
a statue in the Vatican.
VATICAN CITY (NC)—His
Holiness Pope Paul VI has told
the world that he will continue
the ecumenical council begun
by Pope John XXIII as "the
pre-eminent part of Our ponti
ficate."
In the first public address of
his reign (June 22), the new
Pontiff also pledged that he will
"continue with every effort"
the work for Christian unity
started by Pope John, "for
which he offered his life."
POPE Paul declared:
"We open Our arms to all
those who glory in the name of
Christ. We call them by the
sweet name of brothers. May
they know that they will find
in Us constant understanding
and good will."
In his first radio message to
the world. Pope Paul listed
the other tasks which he has
set for himself in his pontifi
cate:
• To make every effort to
preserve peace among nations.
Council
• To work for the revision
of the Code of Canon Law, a
cherished project of Pope John.
• To work along the lines
mapped out by the great social
encyclicals of his predecessors
"for the strengthening of Jus
tice in civil, social and inter
national life."
IN REGARD to the latter
point, the Pope called for "care
for the underdeveloped coun
tries, where the standard of liv
ing is often unworthy of the hu
man being."
The Pope declared:
"The new epoch, which the
conquests of space have opened
to mankind, will be singularly
blessed by the Lord if men
truly know how to recognize
each other as brothers rather
than rivals, and build a world
order in the holy fear of God, in
respect of His laws, in the gentle
light of charity and mutual col
laboration."
The pontiff continued:
"Our work with the help of
God, will be to make every
effort to preserve the great
blessing of peace among na
tions—a peace which is not only
the absence of warlike rival
ries or of armed factions, but
a reflection of the order desir
ed by God the Creator and Re
deemer, a constructive and ten
acious will for understanding
and of brotherhood, an unshak
able display of good will, ready
for every trial, an uninterrupt
ed desire for active harmony,
inspired by the true good of
mankind with unfeigned cha
rity."
Pope Paul, who has spent
most of his priestly life in the
administrative branch of the
Church known as the Roman
Curia, said he wanted to ex
press "in a special way" his
esteem for the curia. "We are
certain that its most worthy
work will be of genuine assis
tance to Us," he said.
OFFICIAL
Pope Paul VI is a man of courage and strong faith; like Pius
XII, experienced in the administration of the Church; like John
XXIII, humble and compassionate. To continue Pope John's ag-
giomamento, to bring the renewal of the Church into every dark
corner of man's troubled world, no finer human choice could
have been made.
Like the late, beloved pontiff, Pope Paul calls those of other
faiths, not strangers or aliens, but by the Christian term of
"Brothers". Toward them, he has said we musthave "Immense
charity and from then, he continued,"We have something to
learn. We can expect the great ecumenical urge to grow, and
it is reasonable to expect that the second Vatican Council will
keep on its schedule.
This morning, in the name of the Archdiocese, 1 sent the fol
lowing cablegram to Vatican City:
Your Holiness:
The priests, sisters, and laity of the Archdiocese of Atlanta
rejoice in your election and will pray continually that your
pontificate will be replete with God’s choicest blessings.
Many of our fellow citizens in Georgia Join in this prayer.
The new Pope has proved many times that ha is not afraid
of the world or of the changes that must be made. Our prayers
and actions will strengthen his hand.
Paul J. Hallinan
Archdiocese of Atlanta
School Tax Relief
The Pope also saluted die
cardinals "who shared with Us
in the trepidations and prayers
of these days of waiting" be
tween Pope John's death and
his own election.
He spoke of his love for
"the venerable brothers of the
episcopate of the East and of
the West" and said he was al
ready anticipating "the joy of
embracing them all at the sec
ond session of the ecumenical
council,"
Greetings were also extend
ed to the priests, Religious
and laity of Rome, his new dio
cese, and of Milan, his old one.
Those in parts of the world
where Christianity is perse
cuted, he said, "should feel
Us close to them".
Plan Wins Support
WASHINGTON, D.C. (RNS)—
Sen. Thomas J. McIntyre (D.
N.H.) has endorsed the propo
sal of Sen. Abraham Riblcoff
(D.-Conn.) to compromise the
dispute in Congress over fede
ral aid to parochial schools by
giving parents tax relief on
tuition payments made to such
schools. Sen. McIntyre, a Ro
man Catholic, stressed that 13
per cent of the students in the
nation’s elementary schools
are enrolled in private institu
tions.
The New Hampshire senator
said that die measures in
troduced by his colleague, the
foraqer Secretary of Health, Ed
ucation and Welfare, ‘‘reveal
a fine understanding of constitu-
ional limitations and a most
enlightened awareness of the
problems of church-related and
other private educational insti
tutions."
Hfe praised the work of mis
sionaries and members of Ca
tholic organizations, and con
tinued:
"We embrace with fatherly
love all who suffer: the sick,
the poor, prisoners and exiles,
refugees."
Finally Pope Paul saluted the
young, "in whom rests the sure
hope of a better future;" the
great and lowly of the earth;
craftsmen and laborers; scho
lars, teachers and scientists;
newsmen and writers; politi
cians and heads of state.
THIS PICTURE was taken immediately after the sealed conclave area was opened at the Vatican.
The new pontiff, Pope Paul VI, smiles as he receives the congratulations from members of the
College of Cardinals who elected him pope on June 21.
HIS HOLINESS:
400 American Pilgrims
Received By Pope Paul
VATICAN CITY (NC)—His
Holiness Pope Paul VI has
praised America's "warm hos
pitality and generosity" and ex
pressed the hope that an Ame
rican bishop will be beatified
soon, perhaps during the second
session of die ecumenical coun
cil.
disappointment on learning of
the postponement of the beatifi
cation ceremony which would
have given the world still ano
ther example of heroic virtue
nurtured on American soil. It
will not be long before Bishop
Neumann is numbered among
the blessed."
"THE industry of your people
and the rich blessings of natural
resources have made yours a
prosperous land. In your abun
dance you have not forgotten
the less fortunate peoples, and
to them and to new emerging
nations you have given valuable
assistance.
The Pope spoke in English
(June 25) at the audience for
close to 400 American pil
grims who had come to Rome
for the beatification of Bishop
John Neumann of Philadelphia,
which had been scheduled for
June 23 but was automatically
postponed by the illness and
death of Pope John.
POPE Paul told the pilgrims,
most of them from Philadel
phia:
"We understand your keen
Later, while talking to a group
of Penneylvaniabishopsaccom-
panying the pilgrims, Pope Paul
was asked: "When will Bishop
Neumann be beatified?" He re
plied: "Perhaps during the next
session of the council."
The Pontiff also told the pil
grims:
"We have visited your noble
country and We have experien
ced personally your sincere
and warm hospitality and gene
rosity.
Unity Pastoral
A pastoral letter from Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan of At
lanta will be read at all masses in all churches and chapels of
the Archdiocese on Sunday, June 30.
The letter deals with the source, the responsibilities and the
goal of Christian Unity, with special reference to the Archdio
cese of Atlanta.
It also requests the prayers of the people of the Archdiocese
for the success of the Montreal Conference of the World Coun
cil of Churches on "Faith and Order," to be held July 12-26.
A prayer for this intention is to be recited in all churches on
each of four Sundays (June 30- July 7),
"The Catholics of the United
States have beenoutstandingfor
their devoted loyalty to the suc
cessors of St. Peter. They have
been singularly generous to the
Church and its missionary ac
tivity. Your young men and wo
men are giving of their talents
in every part of the world."
Those at the audience were
the first large group of pilgrims
from the U. S. that Pope Paul
has addressed since his elec
tion to the papacy. Earlier he
had received Francis Cardinal
Spellman, Archbishop of New
York, and priests and semina
rians of the New York arch
diocese. But most of the mem
bers of that group are living
in Rome to study.
THE audience was also the
first time since his election
that the Pontiff has given an
entire address in English. The
Pope read the typewritten
speech from a throne which was
backed by a tapestry of the As
sumption. His English was clear
and easily understandable, al
though he read slowly and with
a marked accent.
The audience was scheduled
for 11 a.m„ but Pope Paul did
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Outside Ceremony
Set In Square
VATICAN CITY: (NC) —His Holiness Pope Paul VI receives
the triple crown of Pope and the duties of universal pastor on
Sunday (June 30) in St. Peter's Square. A special altar will be
erected in front of the huge basilica in order that many thousands
can witness the coronation. More than 300,000 are expected to
attend.
In complying with the will of the cardinals, the man who was
born Giovanni Battista Montlni began a momentous 10 days of
both spiritual and temporal distinction.
HE WAS elected pope on Friday, June 21, the feast of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus. Three days later came the celebration
of the feast of his great baptismal patron, St. John the Baptist.
And his coronation is taking place on Sunday June 30. The feast
of the day is the Commemoration of St. Paul, the Apostle to the
Gentiles and patron of the new pope. It follows by one day the
feast of SS. Peter and Paul, great feast of the papacy.
The new Pope began his reign with firm indications that he
would pursue the outgoing course set by his friend and predeces
sor, Pope John XXIIL Within hours of his election the 65-year-
old Pope Paul announced the reappointment of Amleto Cardinal
Clcognani, Pope John's closest collaborator, as Secretary of
State.
The 80 members of the Sacred College of Cardinals had
ceremoniously sealed themselves off from the world on Wed
nesday evening, June 19. There followed a day of inconclu
sive balloting under Michelangelo’s immense fresco of the Last
Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. Then at 11:18 a.m. (6:18 a.m.
EDT) Friday, scarcely 42 hours after the conclave began, the
telltale plume of white smoke rose from the thin stovepipe
which had been erected above the chapel to inform the waiting
world of the election.
THE FIRST wisps of a neutral gray turned swiftly to pure
white. The crowd of 10,000 people gathered in St. Peter's square
below burst into a single-voiced shout of joy. Wave after wave
of applause rose as each white billow surged from the stovepipe.
The two smoke signals of the previous day had also appeared at
first an indeterminate gray. But they had given way to the black
which discloses that no one has received the necessary' two-thirds
vote.
Barely five minutes after the white signal of the election, 1
priests and nuns began appearing on the loggias of St. Peter's
and the balconies of the Apostolic Palace and other Vatican
City buildings. The crowd waved handkerchiefs and cheered
them.
Police began moving in force into the square, opening spaces
and lanes for the throng which immediately began converging
on the square from all over Rome. Within minutes, the avenues
leading to Vatican City were iogjammed with cars. Many drivers
who had heard the news on their radios simply left their auto
mobiles in the middle of the street and ran toward St. Peter's.
City busses on the line to St. Peter's became packed.
AT 11:45 A.M. the great basilica’s quarter-hour bell chimed,
a small sound in the immense square reminding all that time,
like the Church, goes on. The suspense grew, The crowd swelled
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IMMEDIATELY following his election, Pope Paul VI received
each cardinal who gave the pledge of obedience and loyalty to
the Holy Father. He is shown here with the secretary of the Sac
red Congregation of the Holy Office, Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani
and Archbishop Enrico Dante, Prefect of Vatican Ceremonies (left).
