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% WE HAVE A POPEl diocese of Atlanta SERVING GEORGIA’S 71 NORTHERN COUNTIES VOL. 1 NO. 25. ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1963 $5.00 PER YEAR 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 CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 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 CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 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).